Is there a max on the Serial Number?

Mark.Andrews at nominum.com Mark.Andrews at nominum.com
Sat Feb 3 05:22:20 UTC 2001



	The serial number is a unsigned 32 bit field.
	Its range is 0..4294967295.

	Mark

> 
> 
> If the serial number in the SOA entry is over 10 digits it gives me the
> following error in rndc when I try to so a reload.
> 
> For example: 2001020223 will work, but 20010202231 will not.
> It gives me the following error:
> 
> dns_rdata_fromtext: db.domainname.com:2: near '10800': out of range
> 
> Can't you have:
> <Year><Month><Day><hour><minute> anymore?
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> -Steve
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Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc.
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