No DNS zones in server admin

Here's my log: 
Oct 21 12:49:25 server servermgrd[2019]: -[DNSManagerRRMgr bindZoneDB]: Unable to load zone database (RRs) for "***.com" from file "/var/named/db.***.com": CNAME and other data

Definitely better to make your own, if you know how (lots of good google-able docs on this). Using Server Admin for DNS zone files is dicey at best.
BIND config file is located at '/etc/named.conf'
Zone files live in '/var/named/.' Primary zone files are named 'myDomain.com.zone' and secondary files are named 'myDomain.com.bak'
Feel free to email me if you need some default files.
Can anyone tell me where the zone file is kept. It
might be better just to make my own unless anyone can
tell me why the + button isn't working.
iBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

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