From owner-freebsd-bugs Wed Jul 8 09:00:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA18997 for freebsd-bugs-outgoing; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:00:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA18909 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:00:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.5) id JAA10171; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:00:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA17559; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 08:50:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <199807081550.IAA17559@hub.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 08:50:32 -0700 (PDT) From: sysadmin@greeves.mfn.org To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 Subject: misc/7214: named-xfer dies (silently) when attempting to transfer files with particular CNAME records Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >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: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message