Main DNS server is unable to resolve its own domain

[Barry Margolin]

In article <c7rcs3$1sq4$1 at sf1.isc.org>,
 "Edward W. Ray" <support at mmicman.com> wrote:

>  I am running BIND 9.2.3 on an OpenBSD 3.4 machine.  My apologies for not
> posting this to bind9-users; I am unable to subscribe to that newsgroup.
> 
> The OpenBSD 3.4 machine running BIND 9.2.3 is the primary nameserver for my
> domain.  The records are correct and my other authoritative nameservers can
> access these zone records for updating.  
> 
> The OpenBSD 3.4 machine running BIND 9.2.3 can resolve names
> non-authoritatively (i.e. anything outside my domain).  When I try to
> resolve addresses in my own domain, I get the following error:
> 
> 
> bash-2.05b# nslookup www.xxxxx.com
> 
> Server:         127.0.0.1
> Address:        127.0.0.1#53
> 
> ** server can't find www.xxxxx.com: SERVFAIL
> 
> bash-2.05b# nslookup www.isc.org
> 
> Server:         127.0.0.1
> Address:        127.0.0.1#53
> 
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:   www.isc.org
> Address: 204.152.184.88
> 
> I do not know how or why this is occurring, or how to correct it.

Neither do we, since you haven't posted any of your configuration files 
and our crystal balls are on the fritz this week.

Have you checked your log to see if it complains about anything when 
loading the xxxxx.com zone file?

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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