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

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> 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.

	Also the owner names above are relative.  Unless this is the
	root zone the records won't have the ownernames you were expecting.
 
> > ;
> > ; 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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