RE: [cobalt-users] Re: Secondary DNS Server

["Robert Fitzpatrick" <robert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >
> >In ControlPanel DNS Parameters
> >Enter a record "Add Secondary Name Service for Domain"
> >Enter the domain name that you are going to serve as 
> secondary (slave) 
> >for. Enter the IP address of that domain's primary 
> nameserver. Click on 
> >"update list" Then "save changes"
> >
> 
> That's exactly what I did. But the secondary nameserver does 
> not appear to automatically load any zone files from the 
> primary. What else is required for the secondary nameserver 
> to update itself?
> 

Be sure your primary name server is allowing transfers to your secondary
name server. In /etc/named.conf, add the following allow-transfer line
in the options section:

options {
        directory "/etc/named";
        allow-transfer { x.x.x.x; };
};