Can CNAME record be used in NS record?

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Issue

  • Can CNAME record be used in NS record?
  • Some authority server returns CNAME record for NS record lookup request. The recursive request for CNAME causes infinite loop or some failure for DNS.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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