TTLs

[Fabiola Caceres]

Thank you, but how do I verify that the TTL is set to 15 min (900 secs)?
Is the way I added it in the zone file correct? I think so, but I need to
have a way OR understand how to check.
TIA

Fabiola Caceres
Hostmaster and Systems Administrator
InfiNet Systems Group
fabiola at infi.net
(757)624-2284

On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Barry Margolin wrote:

> In article <9ivd4b$6ms at pub3.rc.vix.com>,
> Fabiola Caceres  <fabiola at infi.net> wrote:
> >NOW, here is the same zone file, but after I reload my name server:
> >>dig SAO vh4.infi.net
> >
> >; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> SAO vh4.infi.net
> >;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
> >;; got answer:
> >;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4
> >;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
> >;; QUERY SECTION:
> >;;      vh4.infi.net, type = A, class = IN
> >
> >;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
> >vh4.infi.net.           1D IN SOA       ns1.infi.net. hostmaster.infi.net.
> >(
> >                                        2001071400      ; serial
> >                                        3H              ; refresh
> >                                        1H              ; retry
> >                                        1W              ; expiry
> >                                        1D )            ; minimum
> >
> >
> >;; Total query time: 3 msec
> >;; FROM: ns1.infi.net to SERVER: default -- 209.97.61.10
> >;; WHEN: Mon Jul 16 14:32:18 2001
> >;; MSG SIZE  sent: 30  rcvd: 81
> >
> >The only difference I see it's the serial number change, but not the TTL
> >lower to 15 min (900 sec)
> 
> The TTL of the SOA record is always copied from the "minimum" field of the
> SOA record.  $TTL is used as the default TTL for all other records.
> 
> -- 
> Barry Margolin, barmar at genuity.net
> Genuity, Burlington, MA
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