Server Not Authoratative

[Stefan Puiu]

I think that you should get a SERVFAIL for the zone if the server tried to 
load it and failed, so I'd rather look in your named.conf file and see if 
you have the "catastrophe.net <http://catastrophe.net>" zone there at all. 
On 9/13/05, Eric Pancer <epancer at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm curious to know why my server isn't authoratative for the domain
> catastrophe.net <http://catastrophe.net> <http://catastrophe.net>.
> For instance....
> 
> $ nslookup
> > server ns1.catastrophe.net <http://ns1.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns1.catastrophe.net>
> Default server: ns1.catastrophe.net <http://ns1.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns1.catastrophe.net>
> Address: 2001:4830:2280::53#53
> > set type=soa
> > catastrophe.net <http://catastrophe.net> <http://catastrophe.net>
> Server: ns1.catastrophe.net <http://ns1.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns1.catastrophe.net>
> Address: 2001:4830:2280::53#53
> 
> Non-authoritative answer:
> catastrophe.net <http://catastrophe.net> <http://catastrophe.net>
> origin = ns1.catastrophe.net <http://ns1.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns1.catastrophe.net>
> mail addr = root.catastrophe.net <http://root.catastrophe.net> <
> http://root.catastrophe.net>
> serial = 2005091103
> refresh = 7200
> retry = 900
> expire = 1814400
> minimum = 10800
> 
> Authoritative answers can be found from:
> catastrophe.net <http://catastrophe.net> <http://catastrophe.net> 
> nameserver =
> ns2.catastrophe.net <http://ns2.catastrophe.net><
> http://ns2.catastrophe.net>
> .
> catastrophe.net <http://catastrophe.net> <http://catastrophe.net> 
> nameserver =
> ns3.catastrophe.net <http://ns3.catastrophe.net><
> http://ns3.catastrophe.net>
> .
> catastrophe.net <http://catastrophe.net> <http://catastrophe.net> 
> nameserver =
> ns1.catastrophe.net <http://ns1.catastrophe.net><
> http://ns1.catastrophe.net>
> .
> ns1.catastrophe.net <http://ns1.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns1.catastrophe.net> internet address =
> 207.227.243.194 <http://207.227.243.194> <http://207.227.243.194>
> ns1.catastrophe.net <http://ns1.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns1.catastrophe.net> has AAAA address
> 2001:4830:2280::53
> > ^D
> 
> 
> Here's the zone file..
> ; $Id: catastrophe.net <http://catastrophe.net> <http://catastrophe.net>,v 
> 1.9 2005/05/18 02:53:44
> eric Exp $
> $TTL 4h ; default TTL for zone
> $ORIGIN catastrophe.net <http://catastrophe.net> <http://catastrophe.net>.
> @ IN SOA ns1.catastrophe.net <http://ns1.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns1.catastrophe.net>.
> root.catastrophe.net <http://root.catastrophe.net> <
> http://root.catastrophe.net>. (
> 2005091207 ; se = serial number
> 2h ; ref = refresh
> 15m ; ret = update retry
> 3w ; ex = expiry
> 3h ) ; min = minimum
> ;
> IN NS ns1.catastrophe.net <http://ns1.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns1.catastrophe.net>.
> IN NS ns2.catastrophe.net <http://ns2.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns2.catastrophe.net>.
> IN NS ns3.catastrophe.net <http://ns3.catastrophe.net> <
> http://ns3.catastrophe.net>.
> IN MX 10 b.mx.nxio.us <http://b.mx.nxio.us> <http://b.mx.nxio.us>.
> IN MX 20 c.mx.nxio.us <http://c.mx.nxio.us> <http://c.mx.nxio.us>.
> IN A 207.227.243.196 <http://207.227.243.196> <http://207.227.243.196>
> ;
> ; nameservers
> ns1 IN A 207.227.243.194 <http://207.227.243.194> <http://207.227.243.194>
> IN AAAA 2001:4830:2280::53
> ns2 IN A 140.192.81.181 <http://140.192.81.181> <http://140.192.81.181>
> IN AAAA 2001:468:1202:301:203:47ff:fea4:3e12
> ns3 IN A 207.227.240.1 <http://207.227.240.1> <http://207.227.240.1>
> ictus IN A 207.227.243.193 <http://207.227.243.193> <
> http://207.227.243.193>
> IN AAAA 2001:4830:2280::22
> www IN A 207.227.243.196 <http://207.227.243.196> <http://207.227.243.196>
> nine IN AAAA 2001:4830:e5:8::2
> 
> [etc..]
> 
> Is this a problem with nslookup? Or would there be some configuration that
> I'm missing?
> 
> I'm fairly certain my config is correct, so I don't understand what's up.
> 
> thanks in advance!
> 
> - Eric
> 
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