9.2.0 host and nslookup do not append domain

Mark_Andrews at isc.org Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Mon Dec 17 01:22:27 UTC 2001


	The old nslookup computed a *default* search list, if you need
	this behaviour specify a explict seach list.  See RFC 1535
	for why computing a default search list is a bad idea.

	Mark

> 
> I have set up a t bind 9.2.0 test servers.
> the slave server is in a higher level domain and the master is in the
> subdomain "in"
> the master server resolves just fine when I use hostname.
> The slave server will resolve the fully qualified name but will not resolve
> the "hostname.subdomain", it gives a host ... not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) error.
> The Solaris 8 "/usr/sbin/nslookup" will resolve with just the
> "hostname.subdomain".
> I loaded 8.2.3 on the test servers and the host and nslookup worked fine
> there.
> Can anyone give some suggestions.
>  
> 
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