# NXDOMAIN looking up TXT for \_acme-challenge

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**Created:** [May 31, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/nxdomain-looking-up-txt-for-acme-challenge/124385 "2020-05-31T21:30:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![gpascanu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8edcca/32.png) [@gpascanu](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/gpascanu)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/nxdomain-looking-up-txt-for-acme-challenge/124385/1 "2020-05-31T21:30:35Z")

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Hi,

I am new to this and clearly I am not doing something right … I have a domain (psacanu.ro), where the DNS is managed on [GoDaday.com](http://GoDaday.com). I decided to create a certificate for a subdomain 101.pascanu.ro  
using the following command acme.sh --issue -d ‘101.pascanu.ro’ --dns dns\_gd but I am always getting the error “NXDOMAIN looking up TXT for \_acme-challenge.101.pascanu.ro - check that a DNS record exists for this domain”

I created on GoDaddyDNS … two records:  
TXT \_acme-challenge.101.pascanu.ro = RFpoADGT1cTApEnWFdrlDL4C\_Ut887SQz45xCqOKuBo|1  
CNAME \_acme-challenge = 101.pascanu.ro

I also have the A record for 101 pointing to my IP. (101 is not on the same server as www, but this should not matter)

What I am doing wrong?

Thank you,  
George

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**Author:** ![JuergenAuer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/juergenauer/32/26491_2.png) [@JuergenAuer](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/JuergenAuer)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/nxdomain-looking-up-txt-for-acme-challenge/124385/2 "2020-05-31T23:13:43Z")

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Hi @gpascanu

> [@gpascanu](#):
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> I created on GoDaddyDNS … two records:  
> TXT \_acme-challenge.101.pascanu.ro = RFpoADGT1cTApEnWFdrlDL4C\_Ut887SQz45xCqOKuBo|1  
> CNAME \_acme-challenge = 101.pascanu.ro

see what you have really created - [https://check-your-website.server-daten.de/?q=101.pascanu.ro#txt](https://check-your-website.server-daten.de/?q=101.pascanu.ro#txt)

 ![2020-05-31.101.pascanu.ro](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/f/1/f1c0b82a9b396013c10741c0c82026dc114e8bbb.png)

Your menu adds your main domain name, so that domain name is duplicated.

Should look like

 ![server-daten.de.correct.txt.definition](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/0/9/095e9ab3834379dd810cd83e6a8b2ec7c4c6c033.png)

So

- remove the CNAME, you don't need it,
- add an entry only with `_acme-challenge.101`, then the result should be correct

PS: Now I see you have checked your domain - [https://check-your-website.server-daten.de/?q=pascanu.ro](https://check-your-website.server-daten.de/?q=pascanu.ro)

But there you can't see the problem. A domain check doesn't know something about subdomains (expect of the www subdomain). So checking your domain the tool doesn't see TXT entries with your subdomain.

Subdomain problem -\> first check the subdomain.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/nxdomain-looking-up-txt-for-acme-challenge/124385/3 "2020-06-30T23:13:48Z")

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