adding a record to many zones

[NoBoDy]

Hello all

I am trying to add a dns record to certain zones running on a dns server.

By using 'dnscmd . /recordadd local.dom @ mx 10 smtp' I can add a mx record
of smtp to the local.dom zone.

But how can I expand this command (or use other commands) to add 1 dns
record to hundreds of zones, maybe a list of zones contained in a file or
just to zones containing certain characters.

Regards

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In

Hello all

I am trying to add a dns record to certain zones running on a dns
server.
By using 'dnscmd . /recordadd local.dom @ mx 10 smtp' I can add a mx
record of smtp to the local.dom zone.

But how can I expand this command (or use other commands) to add 1 dns
record to hundreds of zones, maybe a list of zones contained in a
file or just to zones containing certain characters.

Regards

You'll need to be creative with a little scripting (bat file or otherwise).

Some possible su ggestions, unless someone here in the groups specifically
writes a snippet of code for you:

http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo/view.asp?Index=967
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=19413&seqNum=3&rl=1
http://jdhitsolutions.blogspot.com/

I like CWashington. His site was down for awhile, but it's back up again.
Lot;s of goodies there. You can also search Google for more. Here is what I
found:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLR,GGLR:2006-06,GGLR:en&q=dnscmd+scripting

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Ace
Innovative IT Concepts, Inc (IITCI)
Willow Grove, PA

This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
confers no rights.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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[Herb Martin]

Hello all

I am trying to add a dns record to certain zones running on a dns server.

By using 'dnscmd . /recordadd local.dom @ mx 10 smtp' I can add a mx
record of smtp to the local.dom zone.

But how can I expand this command (or use other commands) to add 1 dns
record to hundreds of zones, maybe a list of zones contained in a file or
just to zones containing certain characters.

Batch: For /f ... in (filename) ... do ...

Get zone list into a file (using DNSCMD if you wish): zones.txt
(dnscmd /enumzones then clean top, bottom, and remove unneeded
zones, e.g., reverse etc.)

Then:

for /f %a in (zones.txt) do dnscmd . /recordadd %a @ mx 10 smtp

(Assuming your original command worked -- I didn't test this but
just typed it from memory and your example.)

Technically it could be done in one command but you can check
for /help for that if you wish -- and it is ugly because the result
of DNSCmd /enumzones has to be either parsed, or cleaned up
in a text editor.