Mates, I can't find the stinking period that is causing my origin to be appended twice --- aargh. I've looked at the examples and rtfm and I can't figure out why dhcp or bind 9 is appending the duplicate origin. By defining the $ORIGIN . According to the references that will cause the origin to be appended to any non-fully-qualified zone entry. All of the other entries are fully qualified. So I can't figure out why I end up with: $ORIGIN 3111skyline.com.3111skyline.com. and $ORIGIN 6.168.192.in-addr.arpa.6.168.192.in-addr.arpa. In my zone files: Complete conf and zone files below. Any help on finding the offending period would be greatly appreciated. skyline:/home/david # cat /var/lib/named/etc/named.conf include "/etc/named.keys"; include "/etc/rndc.key"; controls { inet 127.0.0.1 allow { localhost; } keys { rndc-key; }; }; options { directory "/var/lib/named"; forward first; forwarders { 66.76.2.130; 208.180.1.69;}; // query-source address * port 53; }; zone "." { type hint; file "root.hint"; }; zone "localhost" { type master; file "localhost"; }; zone "0.0.127.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "127.0.0"; }; zone "3111skyline.com" { type master; file "dyn/3111skyline.com"; allow-update{ key DHCP_UPDATER; }; }; zone "6.168.192.in-addr.arpa" { type master; file "dyn/192.168.6"; allow-update{ key DHCP_UPDATER; }; }; skyline:/home/david # cat /var/lib/dhcp/etc/dhcpd.conf ddns-updates on; ddns-update-style interim; # ignore client-updates; include "etc/named.keys"; subnet 192.168.6.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { # default gateway option routers 192.168.6.13; option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0; option domain-name "3111skyline.com"; option domain-name-servers 192.168.6.14; #option domain-name-servers 66.76.2.130, 208.180.118.2; option netbios-name-servers 192.168.6.14; #option nis-domain "rbpllc.com"; ddns-domainname "3111skyline.com"; ddns-rev-domainname "6.168.192.in-addr.arpa"; range dynamic-bootp 192.168.6.80 192.168.6.100; default-lease-time 21600; max-lease-time 172800; # Adding zone information zone 3111skyline.com. {primary 127.0.0.1; key DHCP_UPDATER; } zone 6.168.192.in-addr.arpa. { primary 127.0.0.1; key DHCP_UPDATER; } } skyline:/home/david # cat /var/lib/named/dyn/3111skyline.com $ORIGIN . $TTL 172800 ; 2 days 3111skyline.com IN SOA skyline.3111skyline.com. root.3111skyline.com. ( 2004041500 ; serial 86400 ; refresh (1 day) 7200 ; retry (2 hours) 3600000 ; expire (5 weeks 6 days 16 hours) 172800 ; minimum (2 days) ) NS 66.76.2.130. NS skyline.3111skyline.com. MX 0 mail.3111skyline.com. $ORIGIN 3111skyline.com. $ORIGIN 3111skyline.com.3111skyline.com. gw A 192.168.6.13 kidsdell A 192.168.6.99 TXT "31197155d49801422fdafca6e674914fe6" localhost A 127.0.0.1 mail A 192.168.6.14 ripper A 192.168.6.100 TXT "313f41f262462bc25dedb4fa3bb99bc318" skyline A 192.168.6.14 www A 192.168.6.14 $ORIGIN 3111skyline.com. kidsdell A 192.168.6.99 ripper A 192.168.6.100 skyline:/home/david # cat /var/lib/named/dyn/192.168.6 $ORIGIN . $TTL 172800 ; 2 days 6.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN SOA skyline.3111skyline.com. root.3111skyline.com. ( 2004041500 ; serial 86400 ; refresh (1 day) 7200 ; retry (2 hours) 3600000 ; expire (5 weeks 6 days 16 hours) 172800 ; minimum (2 days) ) NS skyline.3111skyline.com. $ORIGIN 6.168.192.in-addr.arpa. $ORIGIN 6.168.192.in-addr.arpa.6.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 100 PTR ripper.3111skyline.com. 13 PTR gw.3111skyline.com. 14 PTR www.3111skyline.com. PTR mail.3111skyline.com. 99 PTR kidsdell.3111skyline.com. Thanks! -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax www.rankin-bertin.com -- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.656 / Virus Database: 421 - Release Date: 4/9/04