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Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 17:58:49 -0600
From: rosteen@c-s-g.com (Rick Osteen)
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Subject: Re: name server not working
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Mark Segal wrote:
> 
> Rick Osteen wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > I just installed another server and the name server does not work on it.
> > Where might I look for the error messages for this paticular
> > daemon?(named)
> You have to turn named on.. :).. it isn't on by default... look in your
> netstart or rc.local file... and picp up the Oriley book on BIND :).
> 
> Mark
> 
> --
> Mark Segal
> mark@club-web.com
> Systems Admin - Club-Web Inc.

Mark,
Thanks for the heads up.
I am now getting an error on a different machine. Can you make heads or
tails of this:

# grep named messages
Jul 19 02:25:27 bsd named[968]: starting.  named 4.9.4-P1 Tue May 20
09:23:44 Gd
Jul 19 02:25:42 bsd named[968]: There may be a name server already
running
Jul 19 02:25:42 bsd named[968]: exiting
Jul 19 02:28:36 ns2 named[75]: starting.  named 4.9.4-P1 Tue May 20
09:23:44 GMd
Jul 19 02:28:36 ns2 named[75]: localhost.rev: No such file or directory
Jul 19 02:28:36 ns2 named[76]: Ready to answer queries.
# nslookup
*** Can't find server name for address 209.12.189.2: Server failed
*** Default servers are not available

Is this more an nslookup error or a nameserver error?
Thanks,
Rick