DNS with external DNS servers?

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panabruce

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Hello,

DNS for my domains is hosted by dnsmadeeasy business account. I have a new VPS from myriadnetworks running DirectAdmin. I've configured dnsmadeeasy service to allow zone transfers to the IP addresses on my VPS.

What is the recommended set-up in this case? How do I set up the DNS administered by DirectAdmin to be a slave server?

Bruce
 
DA won't do that automatically. You'll have to manually convert the named.conf file from master lines to slave lines, and you'll have manually delete the zone files so the nameserver on your DA box will write them when it gets the transfer.

Jeff
 
Thanks Jeff,

So, procedure in practice upon creation of a new domain would be:
1. Create domain in user.
2. Go to named.conf and move resulting entry down to slave section.
3. Manually delete the zone file from the directory created for the domain. (A one time deletion?)
4. Enable zone transfers to the IP of the DA server at dnsmadeeasy.com
5. Then, zone transfers will continually be received into the directory in which the zone file that you deleted in step 3 resided.

Question: Afterwards, in the DNS section of the DA interface --do you see zones? Is there an indication that the server is slave? What happens if a client tries to modify a zone in the interface?

Thanks for your answer,

Bruce
 
1. Create the domain in user
2. delete the zone file in /var/named/
3. enable zone transfers
4. edit the /etc/named.conf file to change from master to slave zone
Question: Afterwards, in the DNS section of the DA interface --do you see zones? Is there an indication that the server is slave? What happens if a client tries to modify a zone in the interface?
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I don't know. Turn off the cleint's DNS control.

Note: I haven't tried any of this. I wouldn't do it this way. I'd create external master and slave, and use the DA server as a hidden master.

Jeff
 
Hi Jeff,

I've Googled hidden master and think that's the way I want to go. I also read that you have an instruction on that configuration? Do you still provide that somewhere?

Thanks,

Bruce
 
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