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

["Roy A. Urick" <roy.urick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

and in case you didnt notice (I didnt the first time I dealt with them) the
serial number is date based. ie primary is dec 13, 2001 rev 03
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Demain" <cdemain@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 9:41 AM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] DNS-network serial numbers?


> > 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
>
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