two questions: zone transfers and WKS unknown protocol

Michael Varre bind9 at kishmish.com
Thu Jul 15 17:39:14 UTC 2004



> -----Original Message-----
> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
> Behalf Of Michael Varre
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:18 PM
> To: 'Nicole Skyrca'; bind9-users at isc.org
> Subject: RE: two questions: zone transfers and WKS unknown protocol
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org] On
> > Behalf Of Nicole Skyrca
> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:49 AM
> > To: bind9-users at isc.org
> > Subject: two questions: zone transfers and WKS unknown protocol
> >
> > Hello,
> > I am new to BIND so please bear with me.  I didn't find answers to my =
> > questions in the archives.
> > I'm upgrading our ISC BIND version  from  9.2.1 on Solaris 7  to 9.2.3
> on
> > =
> > Solaris 8.  I am also setting up a master/slave
> > configuration for the first time.
> >
> > One of my zone files, syrhosts, on the master server contains a $INCLUDE
> =
> > statement to include another file.
> > The line looks something like "$INCLUDE syrhosts.manual".  When the
> slave
> Include statement should be - without quotes - "include filename;" no $
> 
> (at least that's why I use in my named.conf - don't see why it would be
> any
> different in a zone file)

Ok, I take that back - what you have there is fine for RR's. 


> 
> > =
> > does a zone transfer, does
> > it get all of the information that is in both the syrhosts and the =
> > syrhosts.manual file and put it in the backup
> > file on the slave?  Or does the slave need to have the syrhosts.manual =
> > file copied to it separately?  How
> > is the $INCLUDE statement handled with zone transfers?
> 
> 
> When the zone is read it is read as one file - the fact that there is a
> file
> included is transparent. Don't think it is possible to re-include as a
> separate file once it is transferred to the slave on the slave.
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > My second question concerns the WKS record.  I noticed the following
> error
> > =
> > in /var/adm/messages
> > when I start or HUP named v 9.2.3.  I don't get these messages for
> version
> > =
> > 9.2.1.  As a test, I tried removing=20
> > the "59" and "57" from the line, and I don't see the errors when
> starting
> > =
> > named.  Did
> > something change between the versions?  Any ideas?
> >
> > Jul 13 12:19:12  named[20707]: [ID 873579 daemon.error] dns_rdata_
> > fromtext: /usr/local/domain/syrhosts.manual:1132: near 'TCP': unknown =
> > protocol
> 
> 
> 
> Looks pretty self explanatory. What is in your /etc/services file for port
> 59? Chances are it has a "#".  That file reads that as a commented line.
> So
> uncomment and name the protocol. Then place the same name in the wks
> record
> for port 59.
> 
> 
> p.s. GO SU!
> 
> 
> > Jul 13 12:19:12 named[20707]: [ID 873579 daemon.error] zone syr.e
> > du/IN: loading master file syrhosts: unknown protocol
> >
> >
> > Line 1132 looks like this:
> > church.case    IN      WKS     128.230.32.4 TCP 59 FTP 57 SUPDUP TELNET
> =
> > SMTP
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance for your help! Please let me know if you
> =
> > need further clarification.
> >
> > Nicole
> >
> >
> > Nicole Skyrca
> > Syracuse University
> > Computing and Media Services
> > Machinery Hall
> > 315-443-5310
> > nskyrca at syr.edu
> >
> 
> 




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