primary lame server

[rioguia at speakeasy.net]

I have a lame primary name server testy.substantis.com.  
My files appear to be formatted correctly (my /etc/host and resolve.conf =
are shown below) because named-checkconf returns a zero status.  I also a=
ttempted to use DNSWalk but can't find any documentation on how to use it=
 (sample command lines would be appreciated.

I do see in the the following errors in the logs
rndc: connect failed: connection refused

Oct 27 00:55:48 testy kernel: process `nslookup' is using obsolete setsoc=
kopt SO_BSDCOMPAT
Oct 27 04:55:48 testy named[3907]: lame server resolving 'substantis.com'=
 (in 'substantis.com'?): 69.17.65.22#53
Oct 27 01:00:20 testy kernel: process `dig' is using obsolete setsockopt =
SO_BSDCOMPAT 

Distribution: Fedora Core 2
Bind Version: 9.2.4 (installed bind-src.tar.gz)
Special Circumstances:  
I am using the instructions for a chrooted dns
from trinity-os found at http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/LINUX/Trini=
tyOS/cHTML/TrinityOS-c-24.html

issue: 1 
primary server testy.substantis.com answers nonauthoritatively (lame serv=
er) when it has a known good secondary at ns1.speakeasy.net

tests applied /results obtained:
[root at testy named]#
; <<>> DiG 2.1 <<>> @testy.substantis.com substantis.com A
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 10
;; flags: qr rd ra; Ques: 1, Ans: 1, Auth: 3, Addit: 3
;; QUESTIONS:
;; substantis.com, type =3D A, class =3D IN
;; ANSWERS:
substantis.com. =099880 =09A =0969.17.65.22


issue: 2
primary server testy.substantis.com fails completely when it has no secon=
dary (secondary taken down for testing purposes)

tests applied /results obtained:
[root at testy named]# dig familynetpix.com
 
; <<>> DiG 2.1 <<>> @testy.substantis.com familynetpix.com A
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 10
;; flags: qr rd ra; Ques: 1, Ans: 0, Auth: 0, Addit: 0
;; QUESTIONS:
;; familynetpix.com, type =3D A, class =3D IN
;; Total query time: 30115 msec

issue: 3
primary server testy.substantis.com provides nonauthoritative answer for =
its own host name.

tests applied / results obtained
[root at testy named]# nslookup testy.substantis.com
Server:         127.0.0.1
Address:        127.0.0.1#53
 
Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   testy.substantis.com
Address: 69.17.65.22

/ETC/RESOLV.CONF
[root at testy named]# cat /etc/resolv.conf
search substantis.com
nameserver 127.0.0.1
 
# nameserver 66.92.159.2
# nameserver 216.231.41.2
[root at testy named]#

/ETC/HOSTS
[root at testy named]# cat /etc/hosts
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1     testy.substantis.com     testy     localhost
[root at testy named]#