host works, dig doesn't - BIND 9.3.2 puzzle

[Mark Andrews]

> After upgrading from BIND8 to BIND9.3.2 on a Debian testing system
> which serves a home network, I've been plagued with problems. The
> BIND9.3.2 configuation appears to be correct, and forwards to my
> ISP's nameservers. named-checkconf and named-checkzone give clean
> reports. I've installed the resolvconf package.
> 
> /etc/resolv.conf:
> nameserver 127.0.0.1
> search emsquirt.com
> 
> /etc/nsswitch.conf:
> ...
> hosts:          files dns
> ...
> 
> Here's the puzzle:
> ***host resolves local names as expected:
> markj at redhorse:~$ host redhorse       
> redhorse.emsquirt.com has address 192.168.0.1
> 
> ***dig resolves the fully qualified host name:
> markj at redhorse:~$ dig @127.0.0.1 redhorse.emsquirt.com +short
> 192.168.0.1
> 
> ***dig resolves the address:
> markj at redhorse:~$ dig @127.0.0.1 -x 192.168.0.1 +short
> redhorse.emsquirt.com.
> 
> ***dig fails for the unqualified name:
> markj at redhorse:~$ dig redhorse
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.3.2 <<>> redhorse
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 29847
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;redhorse.                      IN      A
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> .                       1721    IN      SOA     A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. NSTLD.VER
> ISIGN-GRS.COM. 2006081000 1800 900 604800 86400
> 
> ;; Query time: 6 msec
> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> ;; WHEN: Thu Aug 10 11:20:30 2006
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 101
> 
> 
> What am I missing? TIA!

	This really is a RTFM.  You have to tell dig to search.

	Mark
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