RE: [cobalt-users] DNS-network serial numbers?

["Chris Demain" <cdemain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Running a Raq4...
>
> Can anybody help with this error... Or tell me what I should be looking at
> to fix it - so that the serial numbers line up?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> I have rechecked the DNS's and all you need to do is set the Primary DNS
> serial number higher than that of the secondary....
>
> > >Primary Serial_Number  =  2001121303
> > >Secondary Serial_Number  = 2001120315
>
> Please edit the serial number on the primary
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Patrick,
In BIND, this is the mechanism used by Slave (Secondary depricated) servers
to determine if an update is needed.  The fact that your Master (Primary
depricated) Name Server has a higher serial number should force an update to
the Slave.  If the file was edited, and the serial number was incremented,
you will need to reload the domain (using [r]ndc or /etc/rc.d/init.d/named
reload) to make the change "live".

HTH