bind error

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> 
> hello everyone.
> i've just install bind 9.1.2 from Suse Linux 7.2 CD.
> after starting named the following error occurs:
> Mar 28 01:27:40 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4785]: starting BIND 9.1.2

	Please upgrade you are several releases behind.

> Mar 28 01:27:40 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4785]: using 1 CPU
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: loading configuration from 
> '/etc/named.conf'
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: the default for the 'auth-
> nxdomain' option is now 'no'
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: listening on IPv4 interface 
> lo, 127.0.0.1#53
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: listening on IPv4 interface 
> ippp0, 217.1.202.198#53
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: listening on IPv4 interface 
> eth0, 192.168.100.1#53
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: dns_master_load: domhu:12: 
> not at top of zone
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: dns_zone_load: zone domhu/IN: 
> loading master file domhu: not at top of zone
> Mar 28 01:27:41 compaq /usr/sbin/named[4787]: running
> 
> what does it mean: not at top of zone ???

	It means that the SOA record was not at the top of the zone.

	Now given the error message says 'zone domhu/IN' why did
	you supply everything but the zone file for domhu?

	Mark

> zone "domhu" in {
>     type master;
>     file "domhu";
> };
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