[BlueOnyx:11376] Re: DNS Import issue

[Jon McCauley]

On 9/24/2012 3:14 PM, Stephanie Sullivan wrote:
>> - Import issue
>>
>> On 08/10/2012 03:29 PM, Jon McCauley wrote:
>>>> Hi Jon,
>>>>
>>>>> Aug 10 14:19:02 BO25 named[12762]: /etc/named.conf:299: zone
>>>>> '26/32.135.xxx.xxx.i
>>>>> n-addr.arpa': already exists previous definition:
>> /etc/named.conf:39
>>>>> Aug 10 14:19:02 BO25 named[12762]: reloading configuration
>> failed: failure
>>>>> So I remove it from the /etc/named.conf and named restart and all
>> is
>>>>> fine but this file is automatically re-generated...where would I
>> go to
>>>>> resolve this issue....
>>>> It's probably listed twice in CODB as well. Go to the GUI for DNS
>>>> management and delete the reverse record in question and see if
>> that helps.
>>> I have looked for it...I have tried tar up the file and then
>> exacting it
>>> I seem to get TAR issue
>>> tar: Skipping to next header
>>> tar: Child returned status 1
>>> tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
>>>
>>> I have tried a few times now and get a different result every time
>> seems
>> look in the GUI setting top level 'network'
>> I have found such listed there and deleting cures it
>>
>> Gerald
> This old thread is relevant to what I have seen. I recently migrated DNS
> from a really old RaQ to BX5108 using DNSImport.pl. It worked great except
> EVERY reverse (ptr) record was created twice. If I went into any ptr (many
> had a "0" last octet in the mask) record in the DNS UI and edited it,
> everything got straightened out. Removing and recreating the ptr had the
> same effect.
>
> While it's possible to work around it really was kind of a PITA with about
> 45 of them to fix. It should probably be noted as a bug in DNSImport.pl,
> though not high priority.
>
> I'm also catching up on the list so if I haven't gotten to the message that
> announced the fix, forgive me! :-)
>
> 	Thanks,
> 		-Stephanie
>
Hi Stephanie, there was never a fix announced....I had to delete all the 
PTRs and recreate them by hand...not fun with 1000's


Best Regards, Jon McCauley