If there is a problem with the zone it should be logged at startup.  You can also run named-checkzone but this is the same check that occurs at startup.




-----Original Message-----
From: rhelv5-list-bounces@redhat.com on behalf of Tim Evans
Sent: Thu 3/27/2008 5:16 PM
To: rhelv5-list@redhat.com
Subject: [rhelv5-list] named/BIND data file syntax;moving from Solaris 9 to RHEL5

We have been running Sun's Solaris 9 BIND (reported as version 8.3.3) for some
years and are retiring the old hardware.  However, we came across an apparent
syntax issue in moving the RHEL's BIND.

Here's a piece of the old data file:

oldmail            IN      A       192.168.9.2
                IN      MX      100     mail

Note the empty first field of the second line.  Solaris BIND has never
complained about this. "mail" is published as a CNAME in the outside world,
since it is our main mail server.

However, RHEL's BIND barfs on this missing data field.  And, the MX record gets
lost and not sent upstream if we turn the Solaris BIND off.

What's wrong here? thanks.
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