No root nameservers for class IN (but I really don't want any in there)

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
>  Hi,
> 
>  in my named.conf I have :
> =================================
> options {
>         directory "/var/named";
>         pid-file "/var/run/named.CABLE.pid";
>         allow-transfer { none; };
>         listen-on { 10.20.30.40; };
> };
> 
> zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
>         type master;
>         file "named.local";
> };
> 
> zone "." {
>         type hint;
>         file "named.ca";
> };
> =================================
> 
> 
>   I'm getting "No root nameservers for class IN" unless I put into
> named.conf also :
> =================================
> zone "." {
>         type hint;
>         file "named.ca";
> };
> =================================
> 
>   I don't want this named to contact root servers. I want it to provide
> and resolve the abc.com without knowing nor contacting any root servers.
> This host doesn't even have access to the Net, so even once I put the "."
> zone in there, I still get :
> sysquery: sendto([198.41.0.10].53): Network is unreachable
> 
>  how do I get the named to resolve the abc.com without having to put the
> named.ca into the config file ?

	All DNS universes require root servers.  As your univers does not
	currently have one you need to supply one.

	zone "." {
		type master;
		file "root.db";
	}

	root.db:
	$TTL 3600
	@	IN	SOA	...
		IN	NS	...
	abc.com IN	NS	...
	0.0.127.in-addr.arpa	IN	NS ...

	The root zone is like any other zone.  It has SOA and NS records
	delegations to child zones (abc.com and 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa in this
	case) and glue record for the root NS RRset and the child zones.

	Mark
> 
> 
>   Thanx,
> 
>        Jan
> 
> 
> PS : do I also have to have in the config file 
> zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
>         type master;
>         file "named.local";
> };
>  ? or is there a way around it ?
> 
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> 
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