[root@abc named]# dig ; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 48035 ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;. IN NS ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: . 86400 IN NS rootns.man. ;; Query time: 0 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.10.12#53(192.168.10.12) ;; WHEN: Fri Mar 20 02:16:09 2009 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 40 [root@abc named]# dig abc.com ; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> abc.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 65138 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;abc.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: abc.com. 3600 IN A 192.168.10.12 ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: abc.com. 3600 IN NS abc.com. ;; Query time: 0 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.10.12#53(192.168.10.12) ;; WHEN: Fri Mar 20 02:16:16 2009 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 55 [root@abc named]#