Adding Host and CNAME records with the same name

[Bob]

Is there a reason we do not allow the creation of Host and CNAME records
that have the same name? I was told that you can do this in BIND (But I have
not verified this).

Thanks!

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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Is there a reason we do not allow the creation of Host and CNAME
records that have the same name? I was told that you can do this in
BIND (But I have not verified this).

Thanks!

You CAN make mutliple same names in DNS. After all, that's how Round Robin
works, just give each name a different IP. Curious, who told you that?

Anyway, is there somethng specific you're trying to setup that you need a
hand with or have a question on?

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[Deji Akomolafe]

I'm thinking he already has an A record named xyz and he's now trying to
create xyz as an Alias in the same zone. At least that's the way I read it

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[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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I'm thinking he already has an A record named xyz and he's now trying
to create xyz as an Alias in the same zone. At least that's the way I
read it

Good read. Then it can't do it. However, never tried it manually in the zone
file.

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[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

B> Is there a reason we do not allow the creation of
B> Host and CNAME records that have the same name?

Yes.

 

[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

AF> However, never tried it manually in the zone file.

The server _should_ warn about erroneous/useless "zone" file contents.

 

[Jeff Cochran]

Is there a reason we do not allow the creation of Host and CNAME records
that have the same name? I was told that you can do this in BIND (But I have
not verified this).

My question would be "Why do you need to?"

Jeff