Don't know if that helps, but if I query my local Bind DNS for a CNAME, that doesn't exists, dig gives me the SOA record:
> dig cname nonexisting.example.com @mydns ; <<>> DiG 9.16.6 <<>> cname nonexisting.example.com @mydns ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 22683 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;nonexisting.example.com. IN CNAME ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: example.com. 600 IN SOA mydns.example.com. hostmaster.mydns.example.com. 2020042504 86400 3600 604800 604800 ;; Query time: 0 msec ;; SERVER: mydns#53(mydns) ;; WHEN: thu sep 23 13:50:00 CEST 2021 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 100 Obviously I replaced my real domain with 'example.com'... Regards, Danilo On 23. 09. 21 13:36, Sonal Pahuja wrote: > Can some one please help me on this > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Sonal Pahuja > *Sent:* Thursday, September 23, 2021 10:26:48 AM > *To:* bind-users@lists.isc.org <bind-users@lists.isc.org> > *Subject:* CNAME query > > > Hi All, > > > > We are sending a CNAME query but currently we don’t have any CNAME > record, just have NS info. > > What should be the Bind9 response for this CNAME query? Will it return > NS Record in Authority/Answer section? > > > > Regards, > > Sonal > > > _______________________________________________ > Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe > from this list > > ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. > Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. > > > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users -- Danilo Godec | Sistemska podpora / System Administration AGENDA d.o.o. | Ul. Pohorskega bataljona 49, Sl-2000 Maribor E: danilo.go...@example.com <mailto:danilo.go...@agenda.si> | T: +386 (0)2 421 61 31 | F: +386 (0)2 420 06 90 Agenda OpenSystems <https://www.agenda.si/> | Največji slovenski odprtokodni integrator Red Hat v Sloveniji <http://www.redhat.si/> | Red Hat Premier Business Partner ElasticBox <http://elasticbox.eu/> | Poslovne rešitve v oblaku Agenda d.o.o. <https://www.agenda.si/> Izjava o omejitvi odgovornosti / Legal disclaimer statement <https://www.agenda.si/index.php?id=228>
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