New DNS resource records are not resolving

  • 7009232
  • 23-Aug-2011
  • 27-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 2
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 3

Situation

New DNS resource records are not working, even after restarting novell-named

Resolution

After adding resource records in the DNS/DHCP Management Console, click Refresh.  Or after adding resource records in iManager, click Done.  Then restart novell-named (rcnovell-named restart).

Additional Information

novell-named reads the SOA on the zone to determine if it is necessary to reread the zone information to get changes.  Objects are added to eDirectory when the resource records are added, but the SOA is not updated until Refresh or Done is clicked.