[Pdns-users] Domainkeys with Mysql backend servfail

[Stefan Schmidt]

Jos van Santen wrote:
> Hi
Hello Jos,
>  
> I changed from Bind 9 to Powerdns 2.9.22 with a MySQL 5.0.77 backend 
> but I notice serverfails while trying to retreive the domainkey records.
>  
> dig @server txt mailing._domainkey.teilnahme.xxxxxxx
> doesn't return the right answer.
>  
> In de server logs I do see the error:
>  
> pdns[9888]: Exception: unknown escape sequence
> pdns[9888]: Exception building answer packet (unknown escape sequence) 
> sending out servfail
>  
> PowerDNS monitor show these DNS queries as "Queries that could not be 
> answered due to backend errors"
>  
> How can I solve this problem?
A common mistake is not to wrap TXT records in quotation marks within 
the database. PowerDNS needs this to tell the difference between a 
regular and a multipart TXT record i think.
Also from past conversations on IRCnet #powerdns i vaguely remember that 
the underscore must be escaped by a backslash due to the backends safety 
features, not absolutely sure about that however, it might just has been 
the '.' that needed escaping.
If you find out what exactly needs to be done for Domainkeys please do 
an FAQ entry at http://wiki.powerdns.com/trac/wiki/PowerDNSFaq , the 
topic is quite a regular one afair.

 Stefan