DNS zone records

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    I got a new VPS setup, and I think there might have been a mistake in the setup with the dns zone records.
    This is on CentOS 6 with Cpanel and WHM.

    Domain is example.com for example purposes.
    I have three dns zones setup
    ns1.example.com
    ns2.example.com
    server.example.com

    Shouldn't all three of these zones be consolidated under one zone for example.com?
    I don't need a www.ns1.example.com
     
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    mbaldwin, Jan 22, 2014 IP
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    Depending on setup sometimes cpanel will create what looks like a record for each entry of example.com. You can manually edit example.com and create the records and then delete the other entries.

    Just remember if you consolidate to one entry and you delete the hosting account for example.com you delete the other records.

    Mark
     
    aGig, Jan 22, 2014 IP
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    mbaldwin Active Member

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    Thanks,
    I don't think I'll be deleting the account. it is under root, as it is the main domain for the server.
     
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    I've seen people delete and recreate the hosting account and forget about the other records for a few days.

    For the most part I tell people to buy a domain for just server dns records without setting up an actual hosting account.

    Mark
     
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    mbaldwin Active Member

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    Thanks Mark,
    That is basically what this domain is for. no plans for a website or anything on it. I guess I will need it for the nameserver records and the server, and for mail. I will make one zone record, and if I break something, I'll be back to ask about it.

    First time using WHM. I used Kloxo on my last server, and gave that up for webmin. still ended up doing a lot by hand. that is probably why my first VPS experience was not all that great.

    Michael
     
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    Its only an issue once :).

    As you grow DNS clustering is easy to setup, or if your using SoftLayer or VPS.net they offer cpanel API to use their DNS servers.

    Mark
     
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    it works, will pretty well. using
    www.intodns.com
    I get a few warnings because my nameservers are in the same subnet, and I don't have reverse DNS setup for my IPs.
    Not sure it really mattered, but I like having it in one zone file instead of a few different ones.

    Now another issue to fix. When I got to my servers domain
    http://example.com
    it brings up another domain that is sharing that IP address

    Michael
     
    mbaldwin, Jan 22, 2014 IP