Ignoring out-of-zone data

Danny Lai

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Apr 27, 2001, 3:52:22 PM4/27/01

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Hi

I am using BIND 9.1.1 to operate my dns server. Recently, when I try to run
named-checkzone to verify my zone record, I always get the following output:

dns_master_load: zone.com:20: ignoring out-of-zone data

dns_master_load: zone.com:21: ignoring out-of-zone data

dns_master_load: zone.com:22: ignoring out-of-zone data

dns_master_load: zone.com:23: ignoring out-of-zone data

dns_master_load: zone.com:24: ignoring out-of-zone data

dns_master_load: zone.com:25: ignoring out-of-zone data

dns_master_load: zone.com:26: ignoring out-of-zone data

..

dns_master_load: zone.com:397: ignoring out-of-zone data

dns_zone_load: zone zone.com/IN: could not find NS and/or SOA records

dns_zone_load: zone zone.com/IN: has 0 SOA records

dns_zone_load: zone zone.com/IN: no NS records

However, when I try to restart my zone file, BIND start up successfully. I
am not sure what does this "Ignoring out-of-zone" message mean and what's
wrong with my zone file? Can someone help please?

Here is my zone file:

$ORIGIN .

$TTL 3600 ; 1 hour

zon.com IN SOA pridns.zone.com. root.zone.com. (

2001042701 ; serial

7200 ; refresh (2 hours)

3600 ; retry (1 hour)

3600 ; expire (1 hour)

3600 ; minimum (1 hour)

)

NS ns1.zone.com.

NS ns2.zone.com.

NS ns3.zone.com.

A x.x.x.x

MX 10 mail1.zone.com.

MX 20 mail2.zone.com.

MX 30 mail3.zone.com.

MX 40 mail4.zone.com.

MX 40 mail5.zone.com.

$ORIGIN mediaring.com.

Host1 A x.x.x.x

Host2 A x.x.x.x

Host3 A x.x.x.x

ns1 A x.x.x.x

ns2 A x.x.x.x

ns3 A x.x.x.x

mail1 A x.x.x.x

mail2 A x.x.x.x

mail3 A x.x.x.x

mail4 A x.x.x.x

mail5 A x.x.x.x

Kevin Darcy

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Apr 27, 2001, 5:00:23 PM4/27/01

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This problem is impossible to diagnose because you have "anonymized" the data.
Post *real* data if you want help. The IP addresses aren't really important to
this particular problem, but the names *are* important, since names determine
what zone a particular record belongs to.

- Kevin

Jim Reid

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Apr 27, 2001, 5:04:23 PM4/27/01

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>>>>> "Danny" == Danny Lai <dann...@mediaring.com.sg> writes:

Danny> Hi I am using BIND 9.1.1 to operate my dns server.
Danny> Recently, when I try to run named-checkzone to verify my
Danny> zone record, I always get the following output:

Danny> dns_master_load: zone.com:20: ignoring out-of-zone data
Danny> dns_master_load: zone.com:21: ignoring out-of-zone data
Danny> dns_master_load: zone.com:22: ignoring out-of-zone data
Danny> dns_master_load: zone.com:23: ignoring out-of-zone data
Danny> dns_master_load: zone.com:24: ignoring out-of-zone data
Danny> dns_master_load: zone.com:25: ignoring out-of-zone data
Danny> dns_master_load: zone.com:26: ignoring out-of-zone data

That's because you're trying to load data for the mediaring.com zone
in a zone file for another zone. [This is what the $ORIGIN line is all
about.] Next time, post the actual file so we see what your name
server sees. Don't edit the file. The "file" you posted appears to be
for zone.com or zon.com, but these zones exist and are quite different
from the stuff you posted. If you want your server to answer for
mediaring.com, create a zone file containing RRs for just that zone
and add a suitable zone{} statement for it to named.conf.

Mark.A...@nominum.com

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Apr 27, 2001, 8:02:03 PM4/27/01

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Also re-read the man page for named-checkzone and you are
most probably driving wrong as well.

e.g.
named-checkzone <zone> <file>

unless <zone> and <file> are *exactly* the same you have to
have *both* arguements.

Mark
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PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark.A...@nominum.com