DNS Died

Question

I added a new entry to the dns via the admin, and now my dns will not start up.
here is the log!
tarting BIND 9.2.2 -f
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:41: unknown option 'zone'
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:46: unknown option 'zone'
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:52: unknown option 'zone'
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:58: unknown option 'zone'
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:63: unknown option 'zone'
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:68: unknown option 'zone'
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:73: unknown option 'zone'
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:78: unknown option 'zone'
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:83: unknown option 'logging'
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: /private/etc/named.conf:95: '}' expected near end of file
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: loading configuration: unexpected token
Oct 2 16:43:24 mail named[1152]: exiting (due to fatal error)
Here is the named.conf
// Include keys file
include "/etc/rndc.key";
// Declares control channels to be used by the rndc utility.
// It is recommended that 127.0.0.1 be the only address used.
// This also allows non-privileged users on the local host to manage
// your name server.
// Default controls
controls {
inet 127.0.0.1 port 54 allow {any;} keys {
"rndc-key";
options {
directory "/var/named";
recursion true;
allow-transfer {none;};
* If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
* to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
* directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
* questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
* port by default.
// query-source address * port 53;
forwarders{ 207.178.96.2;
207.178.96.3 ;
// a caching only nameserver config
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
zone "localhost" IN {
type master;
file "localhost.zone";
allow-update { none; };
zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "named.local";
allow-update { none; };
zone "local" in {
file "local.zone";
type master;
zone "2.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
file "db.192.168.2";
type master;
zone "randgraphics.com" in {
file "randgraphics.com.zone";
type master;
zone "96.178.207.in-addr.arpa" IN {
file "db.207.178.96";
type master;
zone "108.178.207.in-addr.arpa" IN {
zone "108.178.207.in-addr.arpa" IN {
file "db.207.178.108";
type master;
logging {
category default {
defaultlog;
channel defaultlog {
file "/Library/Logs/named.log";
severity debug;
print-time yes;
Thanks
for the help.
Devin

Answer 1

Here is the new named.conf! Does this look right now?
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// Include keys file
include "/etc/rndc.key";
// Declares control channels to be used by the rndc utility.
// It is recommended that 127.0.0.1 be the only address used.
// This also allows non-privileged users on the local host to manage
// your name server.
// Default controls
controls {
inet 127.0.0.1 port 54 allow {any;} keys {
"rndc-key";
options {
directory "/var/named";
recursion true;
allow-transfer {none;};
* If there is a firewall between you and nameservers you want
* to talk to, you might need to uncomment the query-source
* directive below. Previous versions of BIND always asked
* questions using port 53, but BIND 8.1 uses an unprivileged
* port by default.
// query-source address * port 53;
forwarders{
207.178.96.2;
207.178.96.3;
// a caching only nameserver config
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
zone "localhost" IN {
type master;
file "localhost.zone";
allow-update { none; };
zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" IN {
type master;
file "named.local";
allow-update { none; };
zone "local" in {
file "local.zone";
type master;
zone "2.168.192.in-addr.arpa" IN {
file "db.192.168.2";
type master;
zone "randgraphics.com" in {
file "randgraphics.com.zone";
type master;
zone "96.178.207.in-addr.arpa" IN {
file "db.207.178.96";
type master;
zone "108.178.207.in-addr.arpa" IN {
file "db.207.178.108";
type master;
logging {
category default {
defaultlog;
channel defaultlog {
file "/Library/Logs/named.log";
severity debug;
print-time yes;
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Why is there a:
zone "." IN {
type hint;
file "named.ca";
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