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Subject: Problem with host(1)
Organization: Coll: SS. et Indiv: Trin: Cant:
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From: Tony Finch <fanf2@cam.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 16:51:21 +0100

Package: dnsutils
Version: 970203-0.1

I have been tuning my DNS-related files and I came across a strange
problem.

root@dex:/etc > cat hosts
127.0.0.1       localhost
131.111.213.18  dex.trin.cam.ac.uk      dex
10.0.0.1        dextrin.ether           dextrin
10.0.0.2        hector.ether            hector
root@dex:/etc > cat host.conf
order hosts,bind
multi on
root@dex:/etc > cat resolv.conf
nameserver 127.0.0.1
search lspace.org student-run.ucam.local trin.cam.ac.uk cam.ac.uk ac.uk ether

With it searching the domains in this order, I can't do zone
transfers:

root@dex:/etc > host dex
dex.student-run.ucam.local      CNAME   dex.trin.cam.ac.uk
dex.trin.cam.ac.uk      A       131.111.213.18
root@dex:/etc > host -la lspace.org
dex does not exist (Authoritative answer)
Error in looking up own name
root@dex:/etc > host -la cam.ac.uk
dex does not exist (Authoritative answer)
Error in looking up own name

It all works if I reorder things slightly.

root@dex:/etc > cat resolv.conf
nameserver 127.0.0.1
search student-run.ucam.local lspace.org trin.cam.ac.uk cam.ac.uk ac.uk ether
root@dex:/etc > host -la lspace.org
lspace.org              SOA     orion.cp.tn.tudelft.nl leo.lspace.org (
                        97052102        ;serial (version)
                        36000   ;refresh period (10 hours)
                        3600    ;retry interval (1 hour)
                        3600000 ;expire time (5 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours)
                        36000   ;default ttl (10 hours)
                        )
[...]

Tony.