Re: [cobalt-users] Messages error:named: sysquery: no addrs found for root NS

[Jim Dory <engineer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Dory wrote:

> I started this thread and see it has become something else.. proftp.  
> I must've either stumped the experts or didn't give enough info, which 
> is probably more likely.
>
> This error message is showing up under /var/log/messages and started 
> maybe a week ago. The complete message is:
> "[date and time] mydomain named [387] : sysquery: no addrs found for 
> root NS (ns)" and then sometimes it also includes the name of a ns 
> server at the end.
>
> Thinking about this I may have figured it out. Maybe since this is an 
> internal, unqualified? domain, outside name servers are seeing it and 
> since it is 'illegal', my logs are reporting the error message from 
> these nameservers. No? So my problem becomes how do I make it so this 
> 'mydomain' is not seen by the outside world, if that is indeed the 
> problem?
>
> I have webmin installed and under Edit Root Zone it says not to delete 
> it unless it is for an internal network (mine). Should I delete it?
>
> I suppose I should take this to the dns newsgroup, but maybe someone 
> here could offer some quick advice..
>
> Cheers,
Ok, continuing this conversation with myself, which seems kinda strange 
but who knows, maybe someone will spot it with an answer..

I've done some more research and it seems my problem is fairly common 
and nothing to worry about. But since it is filling up the message log, 
I need to do something. I found this bit to add to the named.conf:

logging {
catagory queries {null;};
};

But it doesn't seem to work. The instructions were for query rather than 
queries, and I've tried them both with no luck. Also added quotes to it 
with no luck. So anyone know what I'm missing or can do otherwise? ( I 
found catagory queries on some dns webpage.)


--
Jim D.