RE: [cobalt-users] [RaQ550] DNS config: Domain accessible without www

["Leigh Jamgochian" <leigh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've had the SAME headache.

The admin has a feature/bug that won't allow you to add the domain name
without the hostname after you have put a domain name with a host name.

I solved with this process (no SSH needed or manual editing needed)

1) Add the DNS A record or reverse record with Generate A record checked
2) click Apply Changes now
3) Add the new site with Automatic DNS checked

Or for existing domains
1) Remove Records for the Domain
2) Add the DNS A record or reverse record with Generate A record checked.
3) Either add the records here and click Apply Changes or click Apply
changes and use the Automatic DNS on the Virtual Site Admin

Leigh




> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Robert Roose
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 6:12 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] [RaQ550] DNS config: Domain accessible without
> www
>
>
> Hiya,
>
> I've been trying to make my domains accessible even without the www in
> front of it. Normally when I want to do this I just make an extra A
> record with the domain name and point it to the same IP coz my virtual
> host has an alias.
>
> But on the 550 when I create an A record without www in front of it it
> gives me the following error:
>
> "An identical domain name record already exists"
>
> WTF?? Ping to domain.nl gives no reply and no IP ping www.domain.nl
> gives me a reply.
>
> My conclusion is that I need to make it an A record but the
> administration page won't let me.
>
> I'll paste one of the zone files here.
>
> ; db.domain.nl
> ;
> ; This file was automatically generated by dns_generate.pl.  Do not
> ; edit this file directly.  If you need to make additions to this
> ; file that CCE does not support, add your extra records to the
> ; db.domain.nl.include file.
>
> $TTL 86400
> domain.nl. IN SOA ns1.ourhost.nl. admin.ns1.ourhost.nl. (
>         1032339181 ; serial number
>         10800 ; refresh
>         3600 ; retry
>         604800 ; expire
>         86400 ; ttl
>         )
> domain.nl.      IN      NS      ns1.ourhost.nl.
> domain.nl.      IN      NS      ns2.ourhost.nl.
>
> www.domain.nl.  in a xx.xx.xxx.xxx
> mail.domain.nl. in a xx.xx.xxx.xxx
> www.domain.nl.  in mx 20 mail.domain.nl.
> domain.nl.      in mx 20 mail.domain.nl.
>
> ; User customizations go in this include file:
> $INCLUDE db.domain.nl.include
>
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