[Pdns-users] PDNS 2.9.11 insists it's not authoritative

[Steven J. Sobol]

 I have had problems in the past before with PDNS insisting it's not 
 authoritative for zones that it actually is authoritative for (with the 
 Bind backend). Now I'm getting the same thing from the gmysql backend.
 
 I used zone2sql to convert my bind zones; looks like they converted OK,
 and if I use host or dig on my pdns server it comes up  with the right 
 answer (even when /etc/resolv.conf is set up with the server's own ip 
 as the only nameserver to use).
 
 But my /var/log/messages is getting spammed with tons of "not 
 authoritative for 'zone.domain.com, sending servfail to 1.2.3.4" with
 'zone.domain.com' and '1.2.3.4' corresponding to various zones and 
 destination IP addresses.... for example,
 
 Oct 10 08:46:41 localhost pdns[13188]: Not authoritative for 
 'amethyst.JustThe.net', sending servfail to 24.199.153.98
 
 but
 
 Registrant:
    JustThe.net LLC
    22674 Motnocab Road
    Apple Valley, California 92307-1950
    United States
 
    Domain servers in listed order:
       AMETHYST.JUSTTHE.NET  <--- the server that reports 'not authoritative'
       NAME1.GLORB.COM
       NAME2.GLORB.COM
       NAME3.GLORB.COM
 
 and a check of one of the root name servers shows
 
 [root at amethyst root]# dig ns justthe.net @a.gtld-servers.net
 
 ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> ns justthe.net @a.gtld-servers.net
 ;; global options:  printcmd
 ;; Got answer:
 ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 28352
 ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 4
 
 ;; QUESTION SECTION:
 ;justthe.net.                   IN      NS
 
 ;; ANSWER SECTION:
 justthe.net.            172800  IN      NS      name1.glorb.com.
 justthe.net.            172800  IN      NS      name2.glorb.com.
 justthe.net.            172800  IN      NS      name3.glorb.com.
 justthe.net.            172800  IN      NS      amethyst.justthe.net.
 
 Right now the actual zone is set up as
 
 [root at amethyst root]# dig ns justthe.net
 
 ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> ns justthe.net
 ;; global options:  printcmd
 ;; Got answer:
 ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 5908
 ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 2
 
 ;; QUESTION SECTION:
 ;justthe.net.                   IN      NS
 
 ;; ANSWER SECTION:
 justthe.net.            10      IN      NS      amethyst.justthe.net.
 justthe.net.            10      IN      NS      name1.glorb.com.
 
 (I have to add the other two name servers)... but AMETHYST.JUSTTHE.NET *is
 listed as an authoritative name server.*
 
 (I'm in the process of moving over services/accounts from an old 
 server, which is why you see the absurdly low TTLs.)

 WTF is happening? HELP!
 
 pdns-static 2.9.11 RPM running on Red Hat 8.
 
 
-- 
JustThe.net Internet & Multimedia Services
22674 Motnocab Road * Apple Valley, CA 92307-1950 
Steve Sobol, Proprietor 
888.480.4NET (4638) * 248.724.4NET * sjsobol at JustThe.net