Re: [cobalt-users] UK DNS

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

mika@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> there are very rare cases where a Linux system has to be restarted. For
> example for switching to a new kernel. Certainly not to activate new DNS
> entries. Just restart the named:
> 
> # /etc/rc.d/init.d/named restart
> 
> That should work ? but of course it needs a while until your new entry is
> known in the world!

Shouldn't.  New subdomains should cause a new lookup instantly.  They
always have for me.  Of course I just make a living doing DNS consulting
and running commercial DNS servers; what do I know <wry grin>.

> If the reboot is necessary because of a bug in the raq2 administration
> software, I might be wrong. I have a raq3 and we never rebootet it for
> this purpose.

Nah.  I had one slackware linux box (linux kernel v0.99) run for a bit
over two years as I recall.  We took it out of service in 1997, I used
it as a desktop system running Win95 for almost two years.  We had to
reboot it daily.  Now it's back in service as a nameserver again
<smile>.

Jeff
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