(BIND) Problem with configuration files

[Kevin Darcy]

Check for unprintable control characters in the zonefile, especially after each
of the numeric values of the SOA.


- Kevin


Eelko de Groot wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I try to setup BIND on my local (test) network but when I startup named I
> get warnings in the syslog.
>
> For example, my db.127.0.0 file looks like:
> __________________________________________________________________
> 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN SOA cse3.intern. efdegroot.csnet.nl. (
>                2000121501 ; Serial
>                10800      ; Refresh after 3 hours
>                3600       ; Retry after 1 hour
>                604800     ; Expire after 1 week
>                86400 )    ; Minimum TTL of 1 day
> ;
> ; Name servers
> ;
> 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa. IN NS cse3.intern.
>
> ;
> ; Addresses point to canonical name
> ;
> 1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa.  IN PTR  localhost.
>
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> And in syslog I get the following messages:
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: Zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" (file
> db.127.0.0): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: db.127.0.0:2: expected a TTL, got "10800"
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: db.127.0.0:3: expected a TTL, got "3600"
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: db.127.0.0:4: expected a TTL, got
> "604800"
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: db.127.0.0:5: expected a TTL, got "86400"
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: db.127.0.0: WARNING SOA expire value is
> less than SOA refresh+retry (600 < 600+600)
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: db.127.0.0: WARNING SOA expire value is
> less than refresh + 10 * retry (600 < (600 + 10 * 600))
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: db.127.0.0: WARNING SOA expire value is
> less than 7 days (600)
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: db.127.0.0: WARNING SOA refresh value is
> less than 2 * retry (600 < 600 * 2)
> Dec 18 15:24:09 cse3 named[24903]: master zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" (IN)
> rejected due to errors (serial 2000121501)
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Regards,
> Eelko.