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

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 23 February 2003 10:08, Robert Fitzpatrick wrote:
> > >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; };
> };

Another test is to bring up both nameservers in a shell session.
Then one at a time issue; (as su - root)
ndc restart; tail -f /var/log/messages
You should see NOTIFY and AXFR packets.

gerald
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