BIND 9 syntax error near '<quoted string>'

[Kevin Darcy]

Joseph S D Yao wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 02:09:30PM +0200, Roy Arends wrote:
> > If you use rndc, then you have to use rndc.conf, do not use the config
> > file for your nameserver (named.conf or name.conf). The entry in the .conf
> > file where rndc stumbles is directory "/etc"; an unknown option to
> > rndc. (the other 2 options as well).
> >
> > man rndc.conf
>
> Oh, good grief.  Good catch!  I guess the rest of us totally missed
> that the error was coming from 'rndc' - he was, as you say, trying to
> use the same config file for both.  ;-}  NOT a good idea.

Yeah, I missed that also. Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees...


- Kevin