First start nslookup without parameters, then type set type=txt, then type the domain name. nslookup <enter> set type=txt <enter> villagevines.com Example C:\Users\wilfried>nslookup Default Server: mydnsserver Address: 192.168.1.1 > set type=txt > villagevines.com Server: mydnsserver Address: 192.168.1.1 *** No text (TXT) records available for villagevines.com >
It’s the default behaviour of dig not to use the search-option. From the manual page: +[no]search Use [do not use] the search list defined by the searchlist or domain directive in resolv.conf (if any). The search list is not used by default. Edit: Just add +search to make it work, like dig +search myhost.
You need to use an = after -type: nslookup -type=srv _ldap._tcp.DOMAINNAME
Basically, it’s what the name says it is. An authoritative answer comes from a nameserver that is considered authoritative for the domain which it’s returning a record for (one of the nameservers in the list for the domain you did a lookup on), and a non-authoritative answer comes from anywhere else (a nameserver not in … Read more