unexpected end of input, bind9 zones
dave
I'm trying to configure bind 9.2.2 on an rh9 box. I've got the zone
files in place, and confirmed they're syntax wise at least right by running
named-checkconf. I start named, it starts up alright, but i don't get name
resolution and in my logs i am seeing information about unexpected end of
input and so forth. I especially don't get the '$' error, the top of my zone
file i have:
$TTL
statement as needed by bind9.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
Dave.
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: starting BIND 9.2.2 -u named
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: using 1 CPU
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: loading configuration from
'/etc/named.conf'
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named: named startup succeeded
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: no IPv6 interfaces found
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: listening on IPv4 interface lo,
127.0.0.1#53
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0,
192.168.0.5#53
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: command channel listening on
127.0.0.1#953
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded
serial 1997022700
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: dns_master_load: example.local:1:
unknown $ directive '$'
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: zone 0.168.192.in-addr.arpa/IN: loading
master file example.local: syntax error
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: dns_master_load: example.zone:2:
ignoring out-of-zone data (example.net)
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: dns_master_load: example.zone:10:
unexpected end of line
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: dns_master_load: example.zone:9:
unexpected end of input
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: zone example/IN: loading master file
example.zone: unexpected end of input
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: zone localhost/IN: loaded serial 42
May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: running
Barry Margolin
wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm trying to configure bind 9.2.2 on an rh9 box. I've got the zone
> files in place, and confirmed they're syntax wise at least right by running
> named-checkconf. I start named, it starts up alright, but i don't get name
named-checkconf checks the syntax of the named.conf file, it doesn't
check the syntax of the zone files. You need to use named-checkzone for
that.
> resolution and in my logs i am seeing information about unexpected end of
> input and so forth. I especially don't get the '$' error, the top of my zone
> file i have:
> $TTL
> statement as needed by bind9.
That $TTL directive requires a parameter -- the default TTL. E.g.
$TTL 1D
to set the default TTL to 1 day.
> Any help appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Dave.
>
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: starting BIND 9.2.2 -u named
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: using 1 CPU
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: loading configuration from
> '/etc/named.conf'
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named: named startup succeeded
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: no IPv6 interfaces found
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: listening on IPv4 interface lo,
> 127.0.0.1#53
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: listening on IPv4 interface eth0,
> 192.168.0.5#53
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: command channel listening on
> 127.0.0.1#953
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: zone 0.0.127.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded
> serial 1997022700
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: dns_master_load: example.local:1:
> unknown $ directive '$'
That seems to indicate that you have a line like:
$$ something
at the beginning of example.local.
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: zone 0.168.192.in-addr.arpa/IN: loading
> master file example.local: syntax error
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: dns_master_load: example.zone:2:
> ignoring out-of-zone data (example.net)
The named.conf file says that this zone file is for a zone named
"example", but on line 2 of the file you have a record for the domain
"example.net", which is not within that zone.
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: dns_master_load: example.zone:10:
> unexpected end of line
What's on line 10 of example.zone?
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: dns_master_load: example.zone:9:
> unexpected end of input
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: zone example/IN: loading master file
> example.zone: unexpected end of input
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: zone localhost/IN: loaded serial 42
> May 8 01:54:36 wserv named[21865]: running
Why don't you post the files named.conf, example.local, and example.zone?
--
Barry Margolin, bar...@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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