puzzling error message: syntax error near <end of file>

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

> after starting named:
> 
> named -b <path of db files>
> 
> and looking in syslog messages, I get this:
> 
> Oct 28 12:52:13 speed named[20515]: starting.  named 8.2.2-P5 Thu Oct 26
> 13:17:04 EDT 2000 ^Iwhatever at speed:/
> scate/home/esasim/spd-bind8.2.2P5/src/bin/named
> Oct 28 12:52:13 whatever named[20515]:
> /scate/home/esasim/bind8.2.3P5/etc/:1: syntax error near <end of file>
> Oct 28 12:52:13 whatever named[20515]: listening on [127.0.0.1].53 (lo)
> Oct 28 12:52:13 whatever named[20515]: listening on [whatever].53 (eth0)
> Oct 28 12:52:13 whatever named[20515]: Forwarding source address is
> [0.0.0.0].1544
> Oct 28 12:52:13 whatever named[20516]: Ready to answer queries.
> Oct 28 12:52:13 whatever named[20516]: sysquery: nlookup error on ?
> 
> I don't have a db file called 1. I do have a db files that start with 1; the
> loopback file, and my ptr file, but those files look fine.

	I would suggest that you look at the arguements that you are using
	to invoke named.  It looks like you have specified a directory as
	the configuration file.

> 
> Can any suggest/comment/recognize, what's wrong?
> 
> --
> Erol Asim
> Computer Science Undergraduate
> Year III
> University of Western Ontario

	Mark
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