"Outside zone" error

[Kevin Darcy]

Jack Watts wrote:

> Sorry if this question has been answered a dozens times - I'm new in here.
> What is this error means and how to avoid it.
>
> 135.98.216.db:12: data "49.135.98.216.in-addr.arpa" outside zone "28.135.98.216.in-addr.arpa" (ignored)

In general terms, it means you're providing data in a zone file that has nothing to do with the zone. You
avoid it by ensuring that the data in the zone file is actually contained in the zone as defined in
named.conf.

In this particular case, it looks like you got a little over-specific in your "zone" statement. You
probably wanted to define the zone "135.98.216.in-addr.arpa", but instead defined
"28.135.98.216.in-addr.arpa". Since "49.135.98.216.in-addr.arpa" is not in the
"28.135.98.216.in-addr.arpa" zone, named ignored it and issued a warning to that effect in the log.


- Kevin