Bind not returning A record

[Lyle Giese]

Paul Ooi Cong Jen wrote:
> kwsp.gov.my.            86400   IN      NS      ns3.pttcdc.com.my.
> ;; Received 109 bytes from 137.189.6.21#53(ns2.cuhk.edu.hk) in 52 ms
>
> www.kwsp.gov.my.        43200   IN      CNAME   www.yu.kwsp.gov.my.
> ;; Received 54 bytes from 202.184.117.10#53(ns3.pttcdc.com.my) in 21 ms
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> If I tried to rndc flush, dig again the record return the result 
>
> ------------------------------
>
> dig @localhost www.kwsp.gov.my
>
> ; <<>> DiG 9.7.0-P3 <<>> @localhost www.kwsp.gov.my
> ; (2 servers found)
> ;; global options: +cmd
> ;; Got answer:
> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 20092
> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 0
>
> ;; QUESTION SECTION:
> ;www.kwsp.gov.my.               IN      A
>
> ;; ANSWER SECTION:
> www.kwsp.gov.my.        43186   IN      CNAME   www.yu.kwsp.gov.my.
> www.yu.kwsp.gov.my.     30      IN      A       202.162.21.166
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> yu.kwsp.gov.my.         43200   IN      NS      ns2.yu.kwsp.gov.my.
> yu.kwsp.gov.my.         43200   IN      NS      ns1.yu.kwsp.gov.my.
>
> ;; Query time: 829 msec
> ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
> ;; WHEN: Wed Dec 22 15:04:55 2010
> ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 106
>
> ------------------------
>
>
> >From the debug logs, we see the error message as below
>
> gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:38:52.845 query-errors: client 211.24.220.233#54055: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:38:52.845 query-errors: client 211.24.220.233#54023: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:40:27.940 query-errors: client 203.121.30.35#52679: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:40:27.940 query-errors: client 211.24.220.233#54143: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:43:48.202 query-errors: client 211.24.177.146#62297: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:43:48.202 query-errors: client 211.24.220.233#54459: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:43:48.202 query-errors: client 211.24.220.233#54473: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:43:48.202 query-errors: client 211.24.177.146#62297: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:44:48.290 query-errors: client 211.24.220.233#54530: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:44:48.290 query-errors: client 127.0.0.1#19009: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
> 22-Dec-2010 14:44:48.290 query-errors: client 211.24.220.233#54547: query failed (SERVFAIL) for www.kwsp.gov.my/IN/A at query.c:4650
>
> On the other hand, we notice that the NS record seem like no DNS service running, could it be client side or server side problem?
>   
Bind is returning the proper answer.  There is no A record for 
www.kwsp.gov.my.  It's been setup as a CNAME to www.yu.kwsp.gov.my and 
you have received that answer.

As far as those errors go, those are probably errors in their setup.

Lyle Giese
LCR Computer Services, Inc.