Re: [cobalt-users] DNS synching on raq3 and raq4 for picky registrar

[josh <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The serial is part of the SOA record. It is usually in db.domain.com,
or pri.domain.com - There should be one file for each domain. The file
is usually in /etc/named or /var/named -- I don't know for sure on a
raq3 or raq4. It is handled automatically by the database which is not
necessarily a good thing. Don't know if the number is stored in the
database or just read from the files.

Oddly, it is not settable from the web face. Forgetting to increment
the serial number is one of the most common and annoying
problems. Back on other systems I adopted the common practice of using
yyyyddmmnn so today the first change we be 2003121201 and then add one
for any more chanes. I think the raqs just keep adding one until it
works or something ... I'd love to know.

On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 12:47:06AM +0000, Step Firth wrote:
> Hi, 
> We have recently registered a .ru domain, and the registrar seems far more
> picky that we normally have for dns.
> 
> Currently, they will not delegate the domain until the primary and secondary
> dns (one on a raq3 and one on a raq4) synch completely. The only thing that
> does not is the serial number. How can I set this? Is there a config file I
> can edit directly?
> 
> We initially had the raq4 being secondary, and getting all dns settings from
> the raq3, but the russians wouldn't have it, so we have set them both up
> manually with all the settings we have available, and its sweet apart from
> the serials.
> 
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> Step
> 
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