NS hosed! Please Advise

Hello there,

Out of nowhere, my name server cannot resolve its own name:
This is a query while I am logged into the same box:


5$ nslookup ns2.wananchi.com
Server:  ns2.wananchi.com
Address:  62.8.64.4

*** ns2.wananchi.com can't find ns2.wananchi.com:
Non-existent host/domain


I have looked and looked and now I believe a "third
eye" is perfectly in 
order. I have also used some web-based tools (out of
desperation) -

http://demo.dnsdoctor.org/

http://at
rey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/sleuth/

They also still confirm my fears...

I am probably just missing some logging option to reveal
this. I have
added

!named
*.*	/var/log/named.log

to syslog.conf. However that log file does not reveal much
in terms of 
why there is NO A record for ns2.wananchi.com, even though I
can see one
in the zone file! named-checkzone says we are fine... while
we are 
not:-(


[rootns2]#named-checkzone wananchi.com
/etc/namedb/views/internal/wananchi.com
zone wananchi.com/IN: loaded serial 2006102602
OK
[rootns2]#named-checkzone wananchi.com
/etc/namedb/views/external/wananchi.com
zone wananchi.com/IN: loaded serial 2006102602
OK


Now I remain simply stumped.
Any advise to identify the problem would be most helpful.



-Wash

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* On 26/10/06 19:28 +0300, Wash wrote:
| Hello there,
| 
| Out of nowhere, my name server cannot resolve its own
name:
| This is a query while I am logged into the same box:
| 
| 
| 5$ nslookup ns2.wananchi.com
| Server:  ns2.wananchi.com
| Address:  62.8.64.4
| 
| *** ns2.wananchi.com can't find ns2.wananchi.com:
Non-existent host/domain

I just have to!!!

A simple `grep ns2 /etc/namedb/*.conf` led to the solution.
A stupid 
zone entry for ns2.wananchi.com as an independent zone from 
wananchi.com.



	Best regards,
	Odhiambo Washington
	Systems Admin,
	Wananchi Online Ltd.

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