nslookup/dig question

[Mark Elkins]

On Wed, 2012-01-25 at 16:57 +0000, JeanPaul Thomsin wrote:
> Antonio and John:
> 
>  
> 
> You were right on. /var/log/messages indicated there was a problem
> with named.conf.
> 
> I had done a check with named-checkconf and it found no errors, so i
> thought it was OK,
> 
> but the logs said otherwise.
> 
> Working now.

If I'm ever setting up a Nameserver for the first time on new kit, I
tend to run 'named' from the shell with the '-g' flag - just to 'see'
what is happening. Yes - one should check the logs - but that can be
multiple log files and it wouldn't be the first time I've made a mistake
in the logging section as well.... 

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