TXT records
Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Mon Mar 4 03:34:55 UTC 2002
> I am having a problem in updating a TXT record using res_update query in
> BIND 8.2.3, it gives me a FORMERR, I have set the class to IN, type t-
> T_TXT and the RR owner that is the r_dname parameter to
> host.blr.novell.com and the r_data parameter to the text string
> "something", but it gives me a format error in the r_data part saying
>
> host.blr.novell.com. 1D IN TXT ""\#( ; RR format error
> 73 6f 6d 65 74 68 69 6e 67 00 ) ; something.
> ;; Querying server (# 1) address = 164.99.148.240
> ;; got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: UPDATE, status: FORMERR, id: 21228
> ;; flags: qr; ZONE: 0, PREREQUISITE: 0, UPDATE: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
>
>
> Could somebody tell me how to solve this. I have been stuck with it for
> quite some time.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Nitin Khurana.
>
Well it looks like the resolver library is ancient (pre 8.2).
546. [bug] nsupdate didn't handle HINFO,ISDN,TXT,X25 correctly.
Just because named is more recent, don't assume the resolver library
has been updated.
Mark
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