Slave won't update with BIND 8.2.3 on NT

Tim Madden tmadden at aspenres.com
Wed Mar 7 17:57:31 UTC 2001


On 6 Mar 2001, at 23:06, Danny Mayer wrote:

> At 09:19 PM 3/6/01, Tim Madden wrote:
> 
> >I've just set up my first slave server, but named-xfer won't complete
> >when called by named.  I can manually run named-xfer and it will pull in
> >the zone.  I didn't use the default directory structure, so I wonder if
> >that's part of the problem?  When named calls named-xfer, I can watch it
> >start and stop in Task Manager.
> 
> Not related.  It really doesn't care as long as it can read and write to the directory.

That's what I expected, but it's nice to hear someone else say it.
 
> >After each failure, named-xfer strands the following files in my C:\BIND
> >directory:
> >
> >db.aspenresearchgroup.com.dom.000044
> >db.aspenresearchgroup.com.dom.ixfr.tmp.000044
> >xfer.ddt.000044
> >
> >where 000044 changes, I assume, with the PID for each failed named-xfer.
> >
> >The first two files are empty, but the xfer.ddt.xxxx file contains:
> >domain `aspenresearchgroup.com'; file `db.aspenresearchgroup.com.dom';
> >serial 0
> >domain `aspenresearchgroup.com'; ixfrfile
> >`db.aspenresearchgroup.com.dom.ixfr.tmp'; serial 0
> >tsigfile `aspenresearchgroup.com.362'
>
>          These are standard temporary files that I created by the
> transfer. They are left behind because of the transfer failure. 

Again, what I expected.  What about the reference to ixfr?  I know 
there's an axfr and and ixfr, but I don't know the difference between 
them.  Could the manual copy be doing and axfr and the automatic 
transfer is failing because it's doing an ixfr?
 
> >I've successfully used the command line:
> >
> >c:\bind> bin\named-xfer -z aspenresearchgroup.com -f
> >db.aspenresearchgroup.com.dom -s 0 192.168.50.16
> >
> >I've also successfully transferred the zone with -s 2001030602 (the
> >master's ser# is 2001030604)

One thing I didn't notice until after I sent my message is that the 
manual transfer copies the file, but doesn't load the zone.  Should 
it load the zone?

>          These transfers don't check the zone contents. What does
> the application event log tell you.  You should see record errors
> logged there. 

Nothing, really.  A few informational "interogated" messages and 
one warning that the directory is "world-writable". However, it does 
say I'm loading BIND 8.2.3-T6B-NT Nov 5, 2000.  I've just re-
downloaded and rechecked all my file dates.  All my executables 
are dated 1/27/01, the same as what is in the newly downloaded 
.zip file, so I can only assume I'm on the released version?

>          Since your master for the domain is in a private subnet I can't check, but
> I bet you have a CNAME at the root of the zone.  If so, you need to get rid of it
> as it's illegal and will prevent the slave from loading the zone.

Hmm...a CNAME at the root of the zone?  That I don't understand.  
 With the risk of being presumptuous, I've inclued the zone file from 
the master at the bottom.

Also, today I've noticed an error on my private, behind the firewall 
name servers (the ones we've been talking about).  They both 
report 

23-Feb-2001 18:19:54.000 default: info: sysquery: findns error 
(NXDOMAIN) on ns2.aspenres.com?

and 

07-Mar-2001 08:05:39.000 default: info: sysquery: findns error 
(NXDOMAIN) on ns1.aspenres.com?  

ns1 and ns2 are my public name servers outside my firewall.  I'm 
into http://www.acmebw.com/askmrdns/bind-messages.htm 
looking for an clue now, but any suggestions welcome.  I must 
have something misconfigured, but I'm not sure what.

-------- db.aspenresearchgroup.com.dom --------

$TTL 1d


@		IN	SOA	server1.aspenresearchgroup.com. postmaster.aspenres.com. (
			2001030604	; Serial Number
			3h		; refresh interval for slave ns to refresh from master
			1h		; retry by slave ns if master ns is unreachable
			1w		; expire from slave cache
			1d		; default time-to-live in any DNS cache
			)
		IN	NS	server1.aspenresearchgroup.com.
		IN	NS	intraweb.aspenresearchgroup.com.
		IN	A	192.168.50.16
		IN	MX  10	server1.aspenresearchgroup.com.

; GWS Hosts

inet-gws-2611	in	a	192.168.2.1

bfinet1		in 	a	192.168.2.103
bfinet2		in	a	192.168.2.109
bf3xtest		in 	a	192.168.2.111
bfinet3		in	a	159.43.254.115
bfinet4		in	a	159.44.254.30

csinet1a		in	a	192.168.2.121
csinet1b		in	a	192.168.2.105
csinet1		in	cname	csinet1a
inet1		in	cname	csinet1b
csinet2a		in	a	192.168.2.122
csinet2b		in	a	192.168.2.102
csinet2		in	cname	csinet2a
inet2		in	cname	csinet2b
csinet3a		in	a	192.168.2.123
csinet3b		in	a	192.168.2.101
csinet3		in	cname	csinet3a
inet3		in	cname	csinet3b
csinet4a		in	a	192.168.2.124
csinet4b		in	a	192.168.2.104
csinet4		in	cname	csinet4a
inet4		in	cname	csinet4b
csinet5a		in	a	192.168.2.125
csinet5b		in	a	192.168.2.106
csinet5		in	cname	csinet5a
inet5		in	cname 	csinet5b
depaul		in	a	192.168.2.110

www		in	a	204.131.50.1
ftp           	in      cname	www
arg-gws-2501	in      a       204.131.50.14
Pix-outside     in      a       204.131.50.16
plpower		in	a	204.131.50.106
plpetro		in	a	204.131.50.108
plldn		in	a	204.131.50.109

pix	        	in      a       192.168.50.1
wan.gws.2610	in	a	192.168.50.2
inet.gws.2611	in	a	192.168.50.3
gws.2912	in	a	192.168.50.4

mis1		in	a 	192.168.50.10

server1		in      a       192.168.50.16
mx1			in	cname	server1
rose			in      cname	server1
intraweb		in	a	192.168.50.17
news		in	cname	intraweb
betty		in	a	192.168.50.18
wilma		in	a	192.168.50.19
Tim Madden, CNA, CCNA
IS Manager
Aspen Research Group, Ltd.
tmadden at aspenres.com
http://www.aspenres.com


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