Other DNS Syntax Errors

Symptoms

Error messages in console or syslog with operative phrases like the following are most often caused by syntax errors in DNS data and boot files.

• No such...

• Unknown field...

• Non-authoritative answer:

• Database format error...

• illegal or (illegal)

• error receiving zone transfer

Check the relevant files for spelling and syntax errors.

A common syntax error is misuse of the trailing dot in domain names (either using the dot when you should not, or not using it when you should). See Setting up DNS Servers.