Newbie: Troubles with dns zone file

[Barry Margolin]

In article <D134CAE80EFFD1118DAB00805F9F5423975157 at msxnc02itscge.gecits.ge.com>,
 <Tom.Pockrandt at gecits.ge.com> wrote:
>
>I get the following error if i restarting nameserver:
>
>Jan 12 07:56:41 ns1 named[329]: /etc/named.conf:22: syntax error near type
>
>My named.conf file:
>
>};
>
>//
>// a caching only nameserver config
>//
>        type hint;                 (This is line 22)
>        file "named.ca";
>};
>
>zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
>        type master;
>        file "named.local";
>};
>
>I think that on line 21 must stay "zone ?????" or like that. Is it true that
>this section is bad ?. What can I do to correct it ?.

Yes, "type hint" is supposed to be inside a zone statement, as you write
below.

>zone "." {
>        type hint;
>        file "named.ca";
>};


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