BIND 9 syntax error near '<quoted string>'

[Kevin Darcy]

I'm not sure what your point is. It is obvious from that section of the
documentation overall that you can't just use your named.conf file and expect
it to work as an rndc.conf file. The fact that the syntax is similar and both
types of config files can have "options", "key" and "server" statements, in no
way implies that a common config file can be used for both programs.


- Kevin

Przybycien, John wrote:

> Quote from the documentation, "3.4.1.2 Administrative Tools": "In BIND 9.1,
> rndc does not yet
> support all he commands of the BIND 8 ndc utility.  Additional commands will
> be added in the future."
> As of BIND 9.1.1rc4, the rndc.conf is limited to options, key and server
> statements.
>
> JP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Darcy [mailto:kcd at daimlerchrysler.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 4:05 PM
> To: 'bind-users at isc.org'
> Subject: Re: BIND 9 syntax error near '<quoted string>'
>
> Joseph S D Yao wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 02:09:30PM +0200, Roy Arends wrote:
> > > If you use rndc, then you have to use rndc.conf, do not use the config
> > > file for your nameserver (named.conf or name.conf). The entry in the
> .conf
> > > file where rndc stumbles is directory "/etc"; an unknown option to
> > > rndc. (the other 2 options as well).
> > >
> > > man rndc.conf
> >
> > Oh, good grief.  Good catch!  I guess the rest of us totally missed
> > that the error was coming from 'rndc' - he was, as you say, trying to
> > use the same config file for both.  ;-}  NOT a good idea.
>
> Yeah, I missed that also. Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees...
>
> - Kevin