Consistent error message in named.log

[Kevin Darcy]

Worsham, Michael wrote:
> Platform: HP-UX 11.00
> BIND Version: 9.2.0 for HP-UX 11.0
> We are encountering this message in our named.log file:
>
> Jun 26 09:52:30.174 client 000.000.000.000#1026: updating zone
> 'domain.net/IN': update failed: 'name in use' prerequisite not satisfied
> (NXDOMAIN)
> Jun 26 09:52:32.483 client 000.000.000.000#1026: updating zone
> 'domain.net/IN': update failed: 'name in use' prerequisite not satisfied
> (NXDOMAIN)
> Jun 26 09:52:37.482 client 000.000.000.000#1026: updating zone
> 'domain.net/IN': update failed: 'name in use' prerequisite not satisfied
> (NXDOMAIN)
>
> NOTE: 000.000.000.00 and domain.net used due to security reasons.
>
> Anyone know what we need to do to correct it? We don't use DHCP anywhere
> in the business network.
>
>   
Well, regardless of whether you use DHCP or not, do you have any 
"allow-update" defined for the zone in question, and is the client 
permitted to update? If so, then these messages are perfectly normal. 
The client is attempting to make an update *conditional* on the 
non-existence of a particular name, and since the name does in fact 
exist, the update is not being performed. I believe in a later release 
of BIND they changed the text of this informational message so that it 
doesn't say "failed" any more -- that was too confusing for a lot of folks.

                                                                         
                        - Kevin