dig error nxdomain

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

	Dig doesn't normally apply the search list.  You can ask BIND 9's
	dig to apply the search list with +search.

	Mark
> 
> Why does dig return an error of nxdomain when I do a:
> 
> [root at home named]# dig home
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> home
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 42691
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;home.                          IN      A
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> .                       9345    IN      SOA     A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
> NSTLD.VERISIGN-GRS.COM. 2003012501 1800 900 604800 86400
> 
> ;; Query time: 4 msec
> ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.3#53(192.168.1.3)
> ;; WHEN: Sun Jan 26 01:30:11 2003
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 97
> 
> Not when I do a:
> 
> [root at home named]# dig home.mediaratings.tv
> 
> ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> home.mediaratings.tv
> ;; global options:  printcmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 52788
> ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
> 
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;home.mediaratings.tv.          IN      A
> 
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> home.mediaratings.tv.   259200  IN      CNAME   homep1.mediaratings.tv.
> homep1.mediaratings.tv. 259200  IN      A       192.168.1.2
> 
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> mediaratings.tv.        259200  IN      NS      dnsmaster.mediaratings.tv.
> 
> ;; Query time: 4 msec
> ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.3#53(192.168.1.3)
> ;; WHEN: Sun Jan 26 01:31:01 2003
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 99
> 
> I can send you the zone and of files upon request. I just didn't want to
>    fill this posting up.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
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Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium
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