CNAME invalid - why?

[Paul T. Root]

In a previous message, Jeff Newton said:
> 
> 
> > 	If you posted an unedited error message and complete zone file
> > 	we might be able to help you.  Otherwise you need to search
> > 	for the confilicting records yourself.
> > 
> > 	The error means that named detected a CNAME and some other RR
> > 	type with the same name.  This is illegal.
> > 
> 
> Mark,
> 
> Thanks for the post.  Here is the error:
> 
> Jan 31 10:59:42 procyon named[448]: pdx-lists.pmc-sierra.com has CNAME
> and other data (invalid)
> Jan 31 10:59:42 procyon named[448]: db.pmccom:54:
> pdx-lists.pmc-sierra.com: CNAME and OTHER data error
> 
> db.pmccom is as follows:
> 
> $TTL 86400
> $ORIGIN pmc-sierra.com.
> @       IN      SOA     procyon.pmc-sierra.bc.ca. 
> postmaster.procyon.pmc-sierra. bc.ca. (
>                         2000013105; Serial - yymmddnn 
>                         21600   ; Refresh - 120 minutes
>                         600     ; Retry - 60 minutes
>                         604800  ; Expire - 1000 hours
>                         86400 ) ; Minimum - 24 hours
> 
>                 IN      NS      procyon.pmc-sierra.bc.ca.
> 
> localhost       IN      A               127.0.0.1
> 
>                 IN      MX         0  procyon.pmc-sierra.bc.ca.
> 
> pdx-lists       IN      MX         0  pdx-lists.pmc-sierra.bc.ca.
> pdx-lists       IN      MX        10  procyon.pmc-sierra.bc.ca.
Get rid of the 2 lines above, you don't need them. DNS will follow
the CNAME to pdx-info and get everything it needs that way.

> pdx-info        IN      MX         0  pdx-info.pmc-sierra.bc.ca.
> pdx-info        IN      MX        10  procyon.pmc-sierra.bc.ca.
> 
> pdx-info        IN      A               134.87.165.160
> pdx-lists       IN      CNAME           pdx-info
> 
> 
> Is the problem that you can't have an MX for a CNAME?
> 
> Thanks in advance for the assistance.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> ----
> Jeff Newton
> Security Analyst
> PMC-Sierra Inc.
> 
> 
> 


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