Annoying Error Message about a Fictitious Name Server
Tong
tong at csusb.net
Sun Jan 16 09:10:46 UTC 2000
At 05:54 AM 1/16/00 -0600, Martin McCormick wrote:
> I see the following message frequently in the name server log.
>It has been edited by removing the time stamp so it will fit on a
>single line, but here it is.
>
>sysquery: findns error (NXDOMAIN) on ns3.cis.okstate.edu?
>
> Does this mean that some misguided host is trying to use this
>nonexistent host? We used to have an ns3.cis.okstate.edu a long time
>ago, but we don't even have an A record for any such system.
>
> I would like to be able to stop this dripping faucet message
>but I am not sure where it comes from.
>
>Martin McCormick
This is an often-asked question. If you searched the archive
of this list you could find some answers to this question too.
This error occurred because you missed the
A record of the host in your name server.
I believe this happens most probably because
people register a secondary name server but
that name server does not exist yet and therefore
people do not bother to put its A record in the primary
name server.
Regards,
Tong
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