We too have noticed this but in our case we have narrowed it down to very specifically Apple Mac PowerBooks running MacOS 9.04 rather than Windoze. Its not a problem, just curious. Linux just logs it. We are trying to test it by letting updates occur to see what happens but to date no success. No changes occur!! Bruce. > > >It means that someone(in this case 216.252.170.193) tried to update your >dns database, with his own name-->ip entry. > > >This is a common occurance if win2k is being used by the particular person >in question since win2k by default tries to register its dns name on the >server, and you have to specifically tell it not to. > > >The fact that it says its unapproved means that the client in question >failed. This is usually good, unless you wanted to allow the client to do >this(not very wise). > > >Imran > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Arshad Mahmood >[<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 6:31 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: DNS > > > > >Hi, > > >What is meaning of following message in /var/log/messages file > > >Jun 27 20:20:05 ns1-isb named[28057]: unapproved update from >[216.252.170.193].2005 for domainname.com > > > > > >-====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====- > to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > See the linux-admin FAQ: ><http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/>http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin- >FAQ/ > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
