> Reg wrote
> >
> > In Server admin - System Settings - TCP/IP - Host and Domain
> > Name you can set a server host name and domain name, e.g.:
> >
> > anyname . example.com
> >
> > My question is: do you have to create an A record for
> > anyname.example.com and point it to the server IP? I always
> > do but why is that actually?
Gerald wrote;
> No, you do not have to have an 'A' record for anyname.example.com (the
> server)
> You must have records for the vsites on the server.
> You can access the admin gui, by server IP address
> i.e. http://1.2.3.4/login
> or any of the vsites.
> i.e. http://some.domain.tld/login
> When you login as 'admin' the GUI will be available.
>
> I could be wrong, but that is my understanding....
Addendum:
Each IP address (MX record) on the server should have a reverse PTR
record,
else email may have problems...
So as long as you can do;
dig -x 1.2.3.4
and get an ANSWER, you should be OK!
Gerald
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