5) One more newbie comment - be sure to check /var/log/messages for errors. nslint does not catch everything. If you are pounding away making numerous changes, you can quickly check for log error messages by entering... # rndc reload This will cause BIND to re-read the zone files.
You can also add this to /etc/rc.conf: named_flags=" -d 4" (or pick a number you like)which will start bind with the debug switch on and generate a great deal of traffic to your logs. Or you can do this:
named_flags=" -d 4 -g", and rather than logging the traffic, bind will print it to stderr (your screen), and you can watch it as it runs.
Paul Schmehl (pauls@xxxxxxxxxxxx) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/