Bind 8.2.2P5 Under Solaris 7

[Paul T. Root]

In a previous message, Ron Hall said:
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> Howdy!
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> 	I'm still seeing my log file blow a gasket.
> 	I've check the check-names option and it seems to be
> 	OK.
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> 	I am very curious as to why it seems to get  stuck on the "errors"
> 	it sees and reload the zone info and re-logs the error mesgs
> 	again and agian and yet again ad nauseum.
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> 	I attached ~ 1000 lines of log cruft for those interested, though
> 	I would really appreciated some expanation of why should it be
> 	doing this.
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> 	Thanks in advance.
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> 	Ron

Well, I'll tackle a few of them.


> -- Attached file included as plaintext by Listar --
> -- File: klm
> -- Desc: 1000 lines of bind log - eek!
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> Jan 31 08:20:27 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8655]: load: warning: Zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" (file 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa): No default TTL set using SOA minimum instead

This isn't too important. No default time to live for the zone.


> Jan 31 08:22:31 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8655]: default: error: There may be a name server already running on [127.0.0.1].53

If you are doing a restart here, then it sounds like the old named isn't gone before the new
one is starting.


> Jan 31 08:22:31 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8655]: default: notice: deleting interface [127.0.0.1].53

Hmm, you have it configured so that localhost isn't allowed to do queries?

> Jan 31 08:20:31 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8655]: default: warning: owner name "mark_home.patlq.mcgill.ca" IN (secondary) is invalid - proceeding anyway
> Jan 31 08:20:31 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8655]: default: warning: owner name "MRS1_IC0.rad.mgh.mcgill.ca" IN (secondary) is invalid - proceeding anyway
> Jan 31 08:20:31 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8655]: default: warning: owner name "MRS1_OC0.rad.mgh.mcgill.ca" IN (secondary) is invalid - proceeding anyway
> Jan 31 08:20:31 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8655]: default: warning: host name "MRS1_OC0.rad.mgh.mcgill.ca" (owner "150.136.168.198.in-addr.arpa") IN (secondary) is invalid - proceeding anyway
> Jan 31 08:20:31 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8655]: default: warning: host name "MRS1_IC0.rad.mgh.mcgill.ca" (owner "151.136.168.198.in-addr.arpa") IN (secondary) is invalid - proceeding anyway
> Jan 31 08:20:31 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8655]: default: warning: host name "mark_home.patlq.mcgill.ca" (owner "238.180.168.198.in-addr.arpa") IN (secondary) is invalid - proceeding anyway

All of these are the same. The underscore character is illegal in the spec. Change it to dash.



> Jan 31 08:23:31 moka.CC.McGill.CA named[8660]: default: notice: Ready to answer queries.


Ok, I didn't look at everything after this, but they look mainly to be repeats.

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