Default zone settings... SOA/NS

[Jason Burton]

Hello,

Wondering if anyone knows how to change the default zone creation settings.
So when I create a new forward lookup zone, it doesnt use the servers
default .. which is an internal hostname only..
I'd like to make it so on creation of a zone it uses my internet hostname
rather than the internal.

Anyone know how ? Or what I change so that future forward zones use this?

Jason

 

[William Stacey]

Don't know of this setting. But if you create your zones with a dnscmd.exe
in a script you can add this after the zone add line to change the SOA. You
can also use this if you create the zone using the gui.

dnscmd /recordadd <zonename> <Node> <Type> <primary server> <email>...
See dnscmd /recordadd /? for help

Example:
dnscmd /recordadd rgl2.com @ SOA n1.yahoo.com staceyw.mvps.org 2 900 600
86400 3600

 

[Jason Burton]

Do you know if this will work .. so I dont have to restart the server
service?

Jason

 

[Jason Burton]

Also where do you get this file? dnscmd.exe ?

Jason

 

[Jason Burton]

Im sorry, I got that file. Resource kit.. Netmgmt.

The only problem Ive noticed now is that I get error messages while working
with DNS that came with Windows 2003 Ent. Server

Jason

 

[William Stacey]

What error message? From dnscmd.exe? Use dnscmd.exe from the Support tools
on the CD. Install the support tools from the support dir.

 

[William Stacey]

Yes it will work. I did it from my Windows 2003 Ent server...