How to configure a sub-domain?

[Nate Campi]

Ummm, uh oh.

Ronan, you're doing this just for testing, right? I hope I was clear
that this is not the correct way to do it.

My post was a warning that such an error might exist in zones that
function fine - and to look out for them (to correct them if/when they
are found).

Maybe I should just shut up ;)

On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 02:05:34PM -0200, Ronan Lucio wrote:
> I configured this morning the subdomain like Nate explanation
> and it looks me right and working fine.
> 
> Thank´s
> Ronan
> 
> > On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 06:56:25AM -0800, Pete Ehlke wrote:
> > > * Joseph S D Yao <jsdy at center.osis.gov> said, on [011217 05:38]:
> > > >
> > > > Actually, if I am reading Nate's post correctly, it WILL work.  He is
> > > > not proposing creating a separate zone.  He is proposing having the
> > > > child domains in the SAME zone [and same zone file] as the parent
> > > > domains.  This is legal in all versions of BIND.
> > > >
> > > Hrmmmm.
> > >
> > > Obviously I read it the other way ;) Nate? What was your intention?
> >
> > I meant Pete's interpretation:
> >
> > 1) parent zone has no NS records for child zone
> > 2) child zone defined/declared *only* in named.conf (or included file)
> >
> > BIND 8 will happily serve a fully functional subzone *if* the parent and
> > child live on the same nameserver. I have domains that served millions
> > of web hits a day that were configured this way.
> >
> > Of course I fixed it as fast as I could type when I found these. I do
> > NOT condone this setup, but I wanted other hostmasters to know about
> > the possibility that it may exist in the zones they inherit. It may help
> > them troubleshoot problems with their zones.
> >
> > > Anyway, I think we're in violent agreement. Child domains inside parent
> > > zone file is just fine. Child domains in separate zones, without NS
> > > records in the parent zone, *will* bite you at some point.
> >
> > Everyone agrees with that (or so I really hope). I didn't get bit, I
> > caught this, but someone in a hurry or less experienced could easily
> > have been bitten.
> > --
> > Nate Campi | Terra Lycos DNS | SF UNIX Operations | (415) 276-8678
> >
> > This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue
> > about who killed who."
> >    -From Monty Python's Holy Grail
> >
> >

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