Bind 9.2.1 Error messages on Suse 8.x (Errors in reverse zone file)

[Cricket Liu]

Oscar Sekyewa wrote:
> I've got the following problem:
>
> I am working on trying to configure a split dns setup on Suse 8.x,
> using bind 9.2.1
>
> I get the following error message(s) in the system log file:
>
> named[1221] dns_rdata_fromtext: rafu.rev near '1D'extra input text
> named[1221] dns_zone_load: zone 26.168.192.in-addr.arpa/IN: loading
> master file rafu.rev: extra input text
>
> Internal users on running the command nslookup -sil get the following
> error: connection timed out; no servers could be reached.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks, Oscar
>
> Here are my files below:
>
> ;
> ; External Reverse Zone File (rafu.rev) for domain rafu.or.ug
> ;
> ; Written on Dec 03 2002
> ;
> $TTL 86400
> @ IN SOA rafuisd.rafu.or.ug. root.rafuisd.rafu.or.ug. (
> 2002120902 ; Serial, today's date + today's serial #
> 1 ; Serial
> 8H ; Refresh
> 2H ; Retry
> 1W ; Expire
> 1D ) ; Minimum TTL

You have two serial numbers in your SOA record, and hence eight RDATA
fields.  BIND's parser is complaining
about that.  Delete one of the serial numbers.

> NS rafuisd.rafu.or.ug.
> NS 216.129.132.164.

NS records use domain names in their RDATA, not IP
addresses.

> 19.214.108.193.in-addr.arpa IN PTR rafuisd.rafu.or.ug.
> 248.98.88.212.in-addr.arpa IN PTR mail.rafu.or.ug.
> 20.214.108.193.in-addr.arpa IN PTR extranet.rafu.or.ug.

Why are there PTR records for IP addresses on two different
networks in this zone data file?  Is it the zone data file for
214.108.193.in-addr.arpa?  If so, only PTR records that
correspond to IP addresses on 193.108.214 should be in
the zone.

> ;
> ; Internal reverse file for the zone rafu.or.ug
> ;
> ; Written on Dec 03 2002
> ;
> $TTL 86400
> @ IN SOA rafuisd.rafu.or.ug. root.rafuisd.rafu.or.ug. (
> 2002120900 ; Serial, today's date + todays serial #
> 1 ; Serial
> 8H ; Refresh
> 2H ; Retry
> 1W ; Expire
> 1D ) ; Minimum TTL

This SOA record has the same problem.

cricket

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