Changing DNS domain/SOA values with samba-tool?

[Amitay Isaacs]

Hi Adam,

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Adam  Tauno Williams
<awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
> Okay, I can change the IP of the host entry for the DC.
>
> samba-tool dns update 127.0.0.1 micore.us barbel A 172.16.0.128
> 192.168.5.2
>
> Works great.
>
> But how can I change the value of the root "." entry of the domain.
> Thatalso holds an A record I don't seem to be able to change.
>
> samba-tool dns query 127.0.0.1 micore.us @ ALL
> Password for [administrator at MICORE.US]: **************8
>  Name=, Records=3, Children=0
>    SOA: serial=5, refresh=900, retry=600, expire=86400,
> ns=barbel.micore.us., email=hostmaster.micore.us. (flags=600000f0,
> serial=5, ttl=3600)
>    NS: barbel.micore.us. (flags=600000f0, serial=1, ttl=900)
> *** A: 192.168.231.132 (flags=600000f0, serial=1, ttl=900) *****
>  Name=_msdcs, Records=0, Children=0
>  Name=_sites, Records=0, Children=1
>  Name=_tcp, Records=0, Children=4
>  Name=_udp, Records=0, Children=2
>  Name=barbel, Records=1, Children=0
>    A: 192.168.5.2 (flags=f0, serial=3, ttl=900)
>  Name=DomainDnsZones, Records=0, Children=2
>  Name=ForestDnsZones, Records=0, Children=2
>
> But what is the value for <name> in "samba-tool dns update 127.0.0.1
> micore.us <name> A 192.168.231.132 192.168.5.2" in order to modify that
> entry.  I've tried "", ".", "@"....  none of which map to a record in
> the LDB, thus yielding -
>
> ERROR(runtime): uncaught exception - (9701,
> 'WERR_DNS_ERROR_RECORD_DOES_NOT_EXIST')
>

The root of the zone is identified by the zone name itself.

samba-tool dns update 127.0.0.1 micore.us micore.us A <oldip> <newip>

That should do the trick.

Amitay.