Re: [cobalt-users] BIND Configuration files- NOW: ADMSERV Not Starting

[Larry Smith <lesmith@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 27 October 2002 12:36 pm, Jeff Curnow wrote:
> So, after some research, I've located the adm_error file and it gives the
> following error hourly:
>
> [alert] mod_unique_id: unable to
> gethostbyname("ns0.mydomain.com.ns0.mydomain.com")
>
> So - I figure that I've got my server named wrong, right? And that I've got

This particular error is SPECIFICALLY caused by a DNS record that DOE NOT end 
in a period.  For any "line" that does not end in a period - the server (all 
DNS) is designed to "add" the domain name - eg: ns0 would become 
ns0.domain.com.  (note the trailing dot).  If you enter ns0.domain.com - then 
it becomes ns0.domain.com.domain.com.

This appears to indicate that you have put the entire name (host and domain) 
in the domain name field - ns0.domain.com - which then makes the server think 
that your domain is ns0.domain.com.

Check your hostname and domain name entries and then check all DNS entries to 
ensure that ANY place you have a "full-name" (FQDN) that you have ended it in 
a period.

-- 
Larry Smith
SysAd ECSIS.NET
sysad@xxxxxxxxx