bind error

[phn at icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

Ralf <zweisonnen at gmx.net> wrote:

> hello everyone.
> i've just install bind 9.1.2 from Suse Linux 7.2 CD.

Your problems are documented in the logs shown here. Just try to read
them.

> after starting named the following error occurs:
> Mar 28 01:27:40 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4785]: starting BIND 9.1.2

                                                             ^^^^^^
This is a problem, it's way beyound it's expire date. Upgrade !

> Mar 28 01:27:40 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4785]: using 1 CPU
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: loading configuration from 
> '/etc/named.conf'
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: the default for the 'auth-
> nxdomain' option is now 'no'
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: listening on IPv4 interface 
> lo, 127.0.0.1#53
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: listening on IPv4 interface 
> ippp0, 217.1.202.198#53
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: listening on IPv4 interface 
> eth0, 192.168.100.1#53
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: dns_master_load: domhu:12: 
> not at top of zone
                                                                 ^^^^^^^^
You have a problem in file domhu line 12

> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: dns_zone_load: zone domhu/IN: 
> loading master file domhu: not at top of zone
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: running

> what does it mean: not at top of zone ???
probably that in encountered a SOA record with ORIGIN somewhere else. I'd fix
the previous line first.


> here are my conf files:

Yes, and the importent one missing :-(


> root at compaq:/var/named# cat 192.168.100.zone
> $TTL 2D
> 100.168.192.in-addr.arpa.  IN SOA  test.local.  root.localhost. (
>                                 1999092901      ; serial
>                                 1D              ; refresh
>                                 2H              ; retry
>                                 1W              ; expiry
>                                 2D )            ; minimum

>                 IN NS           test.local.

> 1               IN PTR          compaq.domhu.
> 2               IN PTR          privat.domhu.
> 3               IN PTR          energie.domhu.

> and
> options ... forwarders.....
> ...
> zone "localhost" in {
>         type master;
>         file "localhost.zone";
> };

> zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" in {
>         type master;
>         file "127.0.0.zone";
> };

> zone "." in {
>         type hint;
>         file "root.hint";
> };

> # You can insert further zone records for your own domains below.

> zone "domhu" in {
>     type master;
>     file "domhu";
> };

> zone "100.168.192.in-addr.arpa" in {
>     type master;
>     file "192.168.100.zone";
>     };



> who can help me
> ralf


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