Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 08:50:32 -0700 (PDT) From: sysadmin@greeves.mfn.org To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: misc/7214: named-xfer dies (silently) when attempting to transfer files with particular CNAME records Message-ID: <199807081550.IAA17559@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 7214
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: named-xfer dies (silently) when attempting to transfer files with particular CNAME records
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Wed Jul 8 09:00:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: J.A. Terranson
>Organization:
Missouri FreeNet
>Release: 2.2.5R
>Environment:
measl@ns1$ uname -a
FreeBSD ns1.mfn.org 2.2.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE #0: Tue Jul 7 17:50:53
CDT 1998 root@sycophant.mfn.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/NS1 i386
measl@ns1$
>Description:
named-xfer will silently die when attempting to transfer the attached (odd, but perfectly rfc-legal) db file. If the CNAME reference at the bottom is removed, named-xfer will complete successfully.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@ IN SOA ns1.mfn.org. sysadmin.mfn.org. (
980101 ; serial
10800 ; 3 hr refresh
3600 ; 1 hr retry
604800 ; 1 week expiration
86400 ) ; 1 day ttl
;
; Name Servers
;
IN NS ns1
ns1.mfn.org. IN A 204.238.179.6
IN NS ns2
ns2.mfn.org. IN A 204.238.179.201
;
;MX
;
IN MX 10 greeves.mfn.org.
;
; host table
;
localhost IN A 127.0.0.1
sebastion.mfn.org. IN A 204.238.179.1
greeves.mfn.org. IN A 204.238.179.35
;
; aliases
;
mfn.org. IN CNAME greeves.mfn.org.
>How-To-Repeat:
use above file
>Fix:
Workaround: If this type of reference is needed, then secondary dns
services will break. Use 2 primary servers under these conditions.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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