Re: [cobalt-users] Secondary DNS

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Kurth wrote:

> I would like to set up a secondary dns for another RAQ3 server owed by
> somebody else and have him set one up for me. We would like it to be
> automatic if that is possible. Could somebody tell me the procedure for
> doing this.
> Also would he name his secondary  the name that I would like it to be
> and I the way he would like it to be?
> Like dns2.mydomain.com
> and dns2.hisdomain.com

You need an IP# that's not already registered as a DNS server with
Network Solutions or with any other registrar.  You let your secondary
know the IP#.  He registers it with his domain registrar as
ns2.hisdomain.com (or similar).

He needs an IP# that's not already registered as a DNS server, as well. 
He lets you know what it is, and you register it with your domain
registrar as "ns2.yourdomian.com" (or similar).

You create a secondary entry in /etc/named.conf for each of his domains
you want to secondary.

He creates a secondary entry in /etc/named.conf for each of your domains
he wants to secondary.

You also need to restart the name server after updating the changes.

As already mentioned in another post, you also have to add the proper
record to /etc/named/records or it will be over-ridden the next time you
run the gui.

If you've also updated /etc/named/records then you can restart the name
server by clicking on "save changes" from the gui; otherwise you need to
do it from telnet/ssh as root.

Jeff
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