Find the DNS Authority Record for a DNS Domain (SOA) in Categories BASH Shell, Bind dns, Debian / Ubuntu, Fedora Linux, FreeBSD, HP-UX Unix, KSH Shell, RedHat and Friends, Solaris-Unix, Suse, Troubleshooting, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX, Windows last updated February 6, 2009Q. How do I find out the DNS authority record (SOA) for any DNS domain under UNIX / Linux shell?