how to set up subdomain on another server

[Joseph S D Yao]

> I would like to delegate a subdomain of domain.com to another server without
> keeping the db file on that server.  The examples I am finding on the web
> and HOWTO's are assuming that the server that contains the root domain is
> the master.  I would like to have "domain.com" on on IP address/server and
> create a subdomain "sub.domain.com" and assign it to another physical IP
> address/server which will be the master of all records below it.  The first
> server would not have any zone files for this sub in my scenario.  Can
> someone steer me in the right direction?  Thanks

In the zone file for the master domain, just include an NS record
pointing to the sub-domain's name server(s):


sub-domain	IN  NS		ns1.sub.domain.com
sub-domain	IN  NS		ns2.sub.domain.com

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Joe Yao				jsdy at cospo.osis.gov - Joseph S. D. Yao
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