Reverse DNS lookup returns the results in "hostname.domain.comx.x.x.in-addr.arpa." format instead of "hostname.domain.com" format
Issue
Reverse DNS lookup returns the results in "hostname.domain.comx.x.x.in-addr.arpa." format instead of "hostname.domain.com" format.
dig -x 10.10.10.10
; <<>> DiG 9.9.4-RedHat-9.9.4-38.el7_3.3 <<>> -x 10.10.10.10
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 63349
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 2
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;10.10.10.10.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR
;; ANSWER SECTION:
10.10.10.10.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN PTR server.example.com.10.10.10.in-addr.arpa.
Expected output :
dig -x 10.10.10.10
; <<>> DiG 9.9.4-RedHat-9.9.4-38.el7_3.3 <<>> -x 10.10.10.10
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 63349
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 2
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;10.10.10.10.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR
;; ANSWER SECTION:
10.10.10.10.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN PTR server.example.com.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
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