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Date:  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:05:01 +0200
From:  "Arthur Sherman" <cobalt-list (at mark) compros.co.il>
Subject:  [coba-e:04768] Re: BQ GUI & IP Address Change
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> In the old Cobalt RaQ GUI, if you wanted to change the IP 
> address of a virtual site, you simply entered the new IP 
> address in the Site Management section, and updated the IP 
> addresses under that domain name's DNS settings.
> Save the DNS settings and done.
> 
> In the BQ GUI, when I try to change the IP address for a 
> virtual site under the Site Management section, and the 
> Automatic DNS Configuration box is checked, it gives an error 
> saying that there is already DNS information configured for 
> that domain name.
> 
> If you have a mail server alias set up, the DNS configuration 
> has both an MX record for the alias as well as an A record 
> pointing to the main domain name's IP address.  If you try to 
> update the IP address on the A record, the GUI gives you an 
> error message telling you there is already a duplicate record 
> for that name.
> 
> Am I imagining all of this?  Or is there some discrepancy in 
> the way I am doing it.  What is the correct procedure for 
> changing the IP address of an existing virtual site and how 
> do you update the site's IP address and the DNS records 
> without getting all these errors?
> 

As far as I remember, there is an option of "Autoconfigure DNS" when you
create site, and in site settings, too.

I believe if you'd disable it, you could manage DNS entries again.


Arthur


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