nsupdate behavior

[Cricket Liu]

> So it's being refused.  Ok, I need to add the IP address of the primary
> master to the allow-update section of the master zone file in
> /etc/named.conf.  That works.  Why doesn't it allow updates from itself by
> default?

On a multiuser system, allowing dynamic updates to a zone from the
primary master name server's IP address would allow anyone with
an account on the system to update the zone.  You sure you want
that?

cricket

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