Re: [cobalt-users] OT: RaQ4i: DNS

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Richard Abrams wrote:

> > > Is it simply a question of duplicating all the records to the new
> > > server and then updating the primary name server in the SOA
> > > record, or do I need to be contacting the registrants for updates?
>
> > Copy the records file (/etc/named/records) to the new server.
> > You might want to save the current records file on the new server,
> > just in case they are slightly different.
>
> Thanks for the help Gerald. All the records are now happily sat on our new DNS
> server and I've changed the SOA on the records to indicate the new primary name
> server. Looking at the delegation for one of the zones on the gtld-servers.com
> it still shows the old DNS server and I am wondering if anyone knows how I go
> about changing this over... to give an example:
>
> ===
> dig @j.gtld-servers.net artejano.com.
>
> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> artejano.com.  2D IN NS  pridns.artejano.com.
> artejano.com.  2S IN NS  dns2lo.highwayone.net.
> ===
>
> The SOA record on our name server says that the primary name server should be
> pri.artejanodbh.co.uk (the new DNS server) but the delegation doesn't seem to
> reflect this. Am I simply being impatient (propogation) or am I going to have to
> speak to someone else, e.g. our registrar, about this?

Have you changed the nameservers at the registrar for all domains.
If so it sometimes takes a day or two.

Gerald
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