Date:  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:46:53 -0500
From:  "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh (at mark) frontstreetnetworks.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:06791] Re: Change secondary DNS to primary
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
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In-Reply-To:  <F07DD4D0940AFF41A207BE85479D2AFF1818E4 (at mark) server.mainline.local>
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> 
> How easy is it to change a backup DNS record to a primary on 
> BQ/CentOS?
> 
> Situation ... we have a server that acts as backup DNS server 
> for a server that has died. I want to change the backup DNS 
> server to primary for the domain. There are a lot of entries 
> and I want to save having to type them all in again ;)
> 
As long as both master and slave DNS servers are registred for the
domain.
You should be OK, as DNS will check each and use the one that answers.
The correct server will eventually be cached on the internet.

If you do not plan to restore the master (primary) server, 
then you may need to take other action.
i.e. you need to change the DNS servers that are registered for the
domain(s).

Not sure I fully understand your problem, so doing a SWAG.

Gerald