Local DNS and zone files

[subb3 at ibm.net (Subba Rao)]

Hello

I am trying to setup DNS on my system. I have a bogus domain "lynix.com"
After following the instructions in DNS-HOWTO, using "nslookup" for
lynix.com, I get the following message 

> lynix.com
Server:  localhost
Address:  127.0.0.1

*** localhost can't find lynix.com: Non-existent host/domain
>

In the trace file, it is searching for lynix.com.lynix.com.
I have included part of the trace file output.

I can get all the internet domains listed using nslookup. The bind
package I am using is version 8.1.2.

I have listed all the pertinent files for named below. Can someone
shed some light on what I may be doing wrong? 

Thank you in advance.

SubbaRao
subb3 at ibm.net

-----------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer - I question and speak for myself. 

=======================================================================
#
# /etc/resolv.conf
#
# Automatically generated by SuSEconfig on Sat Jul  4 20:15:04 EDT 1998.
#
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
# Change variables (NAMESERVER + SEARCHLIST) in /etc/rc.config instead.
#
#
domain lynix.com
search lynix.com
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver <ISP nameserver IP number>
nameserver <ISP nameserver IP number>

---------------- named.conf --------------------
// Config file for caching only name server

options {
        directory "/var/named";

        // Uncommenting this might help if you have to go through a
        // firewall and things are not working out:

        // query-source port 53;
};

zone "." {
        type hint;
        file "root.hints";
};

zone "lynix.zone" {
	notify no;
        type master;
        file "pz/lynix.zone";
};

zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" {
	notify no;
        type master;
        file "pz/127.0.0";
};

zone "0.0.10.in-addr.arpa" {
        notify no;
        type master;
        file "pz/10.0.0";
};

---------------- named.conf --------------------


---------------- lynix.zone --------------------
;
; Zone file for linux.bogus
;
; The full zone file
;
@       IN      SOA     caesar.lynix.com. root.caesar.lynix.com. (
                        199802151       ; serial, todays date + todays serial #
                        8H              ; refresh, seconds
                        2H              ; retry, seconds
                        1W              ; expire, seconds
                        1D )            ; minimum, seconds
;
		TXT	"DNS Server"
                NS      caesar
                NS      caesar.lynix.com.
                MX      10 caesar.lynix.com.
;

localhost       A       127.0.0.1

caesar		A	10.0.0.4
		TXT	"System 4"

kaiser		A	10.0.0.2
		TXT	"System 2"

maharaja	A	10.0.0.3
		TXT	"System 3"

saint		A	10.0.0.1
		TXT	"System 1"

ns		CNAME	caesar
---------------- lynix.zone --------------------


---------------- 127.0.0 -----------------------
@               IN      SOA     caesar.lynix.com. root.caesar.lynix.com. (
                                1       ; Serial
                                8H      ; Refresh
                                2H      ; Retry
                                1W      ; Expire
                                1D)     ; Minimum TTL
                        NS      caesar.lynix.com.
1                       PTR     localhost.
---------------- 127.0.0 -----------------------


---------------- 10.0.0 -----------------------
@               IN      SOA     caesar.lynix.com. root.caesar.lynix.com. (
                                1       ; Serial
                                8H      ; Refresh
                                2H      ; Retry
                                1W      ; Expire
                                1D)     ; Minimum TTL
                        NS      caesar.lynix.com.
1                       PTR     caesar.lynix.com.
2			PTR	kaiser.lynix.com.
3			PTR	maharaja.lynix.com.
4			PTR	saint.lynix.com.
---------------- 10.0.0 -----------------------

----------------- output in tracefile ---------------
req: nlookup(lynix.com) id 20827 type=1 class=1
req: found 'lynix.com' as 'com' (cname=0)
forw: forw -> [128.63.2.53].53 ds=4 nsid=34714 id=20827 381ms retry 4sec
resend(addr=1 n=0) -> [192.33.4.12].53 ds=4 nsid=34714 id=20827 5007ms
datagram from [127.0.0.1].1416, fd 20, len 27
req: nlookup(lynix.com) id 20827 type=1 class=1
req: found 'lynix.com' as 'com' (cname=0)
forw: forw -> [128.63.2.53].53 ds=4 nsid=34715 id=20827 381ms retry 4sec
datagram from [128.63.2.53].53, fd 4, len 104
ncache: dname lynix.com, type 1, class 1
send_msg -> [127.0.0.1].1416 (UDP 20) id=20827
datagram from [127.0.0.1].1418, fd 20, len 37
req: nlookup(lynix.com.lynix.com) id 20828 type=1 class=1
req: found 'lynix.com.lynix.com' as 'lynix.com' (cname=0)
forw: forw -> [128.63.2.53].53 ds=4 nsid=34716 id=20828 320ms retry 4sec
resend(addr=1 n=0) -> [192.33.4.12].53 ds=4 nsid=34716 id=20828 4906ms
datagram from [127.0.0.1].1418, fd 20, len 37
req: nlookup(lynix.com.lynix.com) id 20828 type=1 class=1
req: found 'lynix.com.lynix.com' as 'lynix.com' (cname=0)
forw: forw -> [128.63.2.53].53 ds=4 nsid=34717 id=20828 320ms retry 4sec
datagram from [128.63.2.53].53, fd 4, len 114
ncache: dname lynix.com.lynix.com, type 1, class 1
send_msg -> [127.0.0.1].1418 (UDP 20) id=20828
----------------- output in tracefile ---------------



-
Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of
"subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to discuss-request at blu.org