Usually dcpromo creates all these zones. Windows creates these zones in a forest partition. If you have a linux DNS server just create another slave zone of _msdcs.example.com. The gray one is only the delegation.
Hans ----- Original Message ---- From: Michael B Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 2, 2006 5:39:26 PM Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] _msdcs not propagated in AXFR Ok, so basically _msdcs is just a separate zone. Do Windows DNS setups usually do this? I'm using SBS. I have a bind DNS server running on a linux machine with a slave zone for example.com. The AXFR doesn't have those records (aside from the NS record). So what you're saying is that I need to setup another slave zone for the _msdcs subdomain? Mike On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 03:02:22 -0800 (PST) Hans Halbmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > the gray one is the delegation of the zone. The _msdcs ist a subdomain of > your forest root. Because it is needed all over the forest it is delegated. > > Regards > Hans > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Michael B Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 2, 2006 12:15:29 AM > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] _msdcs not propagated in AXFR > > > I'm not sure I understand. In DNS admin I see two zones. One > for _msdcs.example.com with all the usual _msdcs records and > one for example.com which incedentally has an NS record for > _msdcs.example.com. The little folder thingy for this _msdcs is grey > which I guess signifies that it's some kind of link to the other zone? > > So I understand why the _msdcs records other than the one NS record are > not transferring but I don't understand why the structure is split into > two zones and if I can/should do something about it. > > Mike > > On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:27:14 -0800 > "Akomolafe, Deji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Seen this? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817470 > > > > > > Sincerely, > > _____ > > (, / | /) /) /) > > /---| (/_ ______ ___// _ // _ > > ) / |_/(__(_) // (_(_)(/_(_(_/(__(/_ > > (_/ /) > > (/ > > Microsoft MVP - Directory Services > > www.akomolafe.com - we know IT > > -5.75, -3.23 > > Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about > > Yesterday? -anon > > > > > > > > From: Michael B Allen > > Sent: Fri 12/1/2006 9:40 AM > > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > > Subject: [ActiveDir] _msdcs not propagated in AXFR > > > > > > Does anyone know why the _msdcs records are not returned in an AXFR DNS > > query? This means that slave zones will not have those records and that > > software querying for a domain controller may not find one. > > > > Mike > > > > -- > > Michael B Allen > > PHP Active Directory SSO > > http://www.ioplex.com/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > -- > Michael B Allen > PHP Active Directory SSO > http://www.ioplex.com/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/ > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/ > -- Michael B Allen PHP Active Directory SSO http://www.ioplex.com/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/
