BIND 9 syntax error near '<quoted string>'

[Joseph S D Yao]

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.

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