The most commonly used types of resource records are listed in Table 13-3. They are usually entered in the order shown in Table 13-3, but that is not a requirement.
Table 13-3 Commonly Used Resource Record Types
Type |
Description |
---|---|
SOA |
start of authority |
NS |
name server |
A |
Internet address (name to address) |
PTR |
pointer (address to name) |
CNAME |
canonical name (nickname) |
TXT |
text information |
MX |
mail exchanger |
See Solaris Naming Administration Guide for detailed descriptions of these Resource Record types.
In the sample files included in the following sections, @ indicates the current zone or origin and lines that begin with a semicolon (;) are comments.