You may receive error “dns_rdata_fromtext: extra input text” when you run named_checkzone after updating comments.  This usually happens when your comments are more  than two words. The fix is to reduce and limit your comments to just two words. Example: gunnalag@master:/etc/named> /etc/named_checkzone /etc/named/177.99.105.rev /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com zone 160.77.149.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 90700 OK dns_rdata_fromtext: /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com:649: near ‘servers’: extra input text zone TESTSITE.Testdom.com/IN: loading from master file /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com failed: extra input text gunnalag@master:/etc/named> sudoedit /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com gunnalag@master:/etc/named> rcsdiff -u TESTSITE.Testdom.com =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/TESTSITE.Testdom.com,v retrieving revision 1.150 diff -u -r1.150346 TESTSITE.Testdom.com — TESTSITE.Testdom.com      2009/07/30 11:33:34     1.150346 +++ TESTSITE.Testdom.com      2009/07/31 07:06:15 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ; […]

gunnalag@TestSun1:/u/gunnalag/cvs/software/logon/qa> cvs remove -f test-logon.pl cvs remove: scheduling `test-logon.pl’ for removal cvs remove: use ‘cvs commit’ to remove this file permanently gunnalag@TestSun1:/u/gunnalag/cvs/software/logon/qa> cvs commit test-logon.pl Removing test-logon.pl; /lib/repository/software/logon/qa/test-logon.pl,v  <–  test-logon.pl new revision: delete; previous revision: 1.1 done gunnalag@TestSun1:/u/gunnalag/cvs/software/logon/qa>

gunnalag@Test1:/u/gunnalag> ssh master Last login: Tue Aug 19 11:59:21 2008 from Test1.Testdom.com Solaris 10 11/06 X86 SunOS_Development This server is *not* for general consumption.  If you haven’t been invited to use this server then you might be using the wrong server. gunnalag@master:/u/gunnalag> cd /etc/named/ gunnalag@master:/etc/named> sudo jco /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com Password (sudo): =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/TESTSITE.Testdom.com,v retrieving revision 1.75 diff -u -r1.75 TESTSITE.Testdom.com RCS/TESTSITE.Testdom.com,v  –>  TESTSITE.Testdom.com revision 1.75 (locked) done gunnalag@master:/etc/named> sudoedit /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com gunnalag@master:/etc/named> rcsdiff -u /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com =================================================================== RCS file: /etc/named/RCS/TESTSITE.Testdom.com,v retrieving revision 1.75 diff -u -r1.75 /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com — /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com   2008/08/19 06:34:08     1.75 +++ /etc/named/TESTSITE.Testdom.com   2008/08/19 06:41:07 @@ -848,6 +848,9 @@ wsusmgr         […]