W2K and Bind

[Cricket Liu]

> we are currently running a small test-site with W2K and Bind 8.2.5 without
> any problems, our configuration is semilar to
> http://www.linux-mag.com/2001-03/bind_01.html with special SRV subzones:
>
> zone "fx.movie.edu" {
> 	type master;
> 	file "db.fx.movie.edu";
> 	allow-update { "dhcp-servers"; };
> };
> zone "254.253.192.in-addr.arpa" {
> 	type master;
> 	file "db.192.253.254";
> 	allow-update { "dhcp-servers"; };
> };
> zone "_udp.fx.movie.edu" {
> 	type master;
> 	file "db._udp.fx.movie.edu";
> 	allow-update { "domain-controller"; };
> };
> zone "_tcp.fx.movie.edu" {
> 	type master;
> 	file "db._tcp.fx.movie.edu";
> 	allow-update { "domain-controller"; };
> };
> zone "_msdcs.fx.movie.edu" {
> 	type master;
> 	file "db._msdcs.fx.movie.edu";
> 	allow-update { "domain-controller"; };
> };
> zone "_sites.fx.movie.edu" {
> 	type master;
> 	file "db._sites.fx.movie.edu";
> 	allow-update { "domain-controller"; };
> };
>
> This configuration works ok so far except for a event in syslog and in the
> event-log regarding the atempt for update of the A-record in
> "fx.movie.edu".
> We have not been able to configure the W2K servers to only add the records
> in sub-domains, any suggestions???

Ah, you need to use the magical RegisterDNSARecords registry setting on
your domain controllers to tell them not to try to add address records.
See Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q246804.

cricket

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