bware@csm9a.UUCP (Bob Ware) (08/17/89)
I am trying to get 'named' running as a primary domain server on a Micro-Vax running Ultrix 3.0. 1. It runs ok after executing: hostname ccncsm.Mines.Colorado.EDU. 2. But after executing: hostname ccncsm I have not been able to find the right combination to get it running ok. Under these conditions, the 'nslookup' command consistently gives: *** Can't find initialize address for server : Non-existent domain I tried to find where this error message comes from using 'strings' on 'named', 'nslookup' and 'libc.a' to no avail (we don't have source code). Does the system hostname have to be the fully qualified domain name for 'named' to work? If anyone has a clue what I am doing wrong, I would appreciate e-mail on the subject. Bob Ware, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Co 80401, USA (303) 273-3987 bware@csm9a.colorado.edu. bware@mines.bitnet isis!csm9a!bware ucbvax!nbires!udenva!csm9a!bware
rbj@dsys.ncsl.nist.gov (Root Boy Jim) (09/01/89)
? From: Bob Ware <bware@csm9a.uucp> ? I am trying to get 'named' running as a primary domain server on a ? Micro-Vax running Ultrix 3.0. ? 1. It runs ok after executing: hostname ccncsm.Mines.Colorado.EDU. ? 2. But after executing: hostname ccncsm ? I have not been able to find the right combination to get it running ok. ? Under these conditions, the 'nslookup' command consistently gives: ? *** Can't find initialize address for server : Non-existent domain The hostname command should use the fully qualified domain name: hostname ccncsm.Mines.Colorado.EDU Also see the documentation on /etc/resolv.conf, man 5 resolver On our sun3, we find it easiest to run with a domainname equal to the hostname, and no /etc/resolv.conf. When we had the line domain ncsl.nist.gov in our resolv.conf, we occasionally got duplicated domain names on some hostnames: foo.ncsl.nist.gov.nist.gov. ? Bob Ware, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Co 80401, USA ? (303) 273-3987 ? bware@csm9a.colorado.edu. bware@mines.bitnet isis!csm9a!bware ? ucbvax!nbires!udenva!csm9a!bware Root Boy Jim and the GNU Bohemians P.S. I can see it now: Mike Karels on the design of 4.3BSD: "What would I do defferent? I'd spell resolv.conf with an `e' :-)