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  • Fix DDNS to finish the job lifecycle by removing old entries

    Currently, DDNS on OES only works in a forward fashion and does not clean up after itself at the end of the life of a DHCP device. Temporary visiting systems host names stay in DNS for years if not manually cleaned up. And heaven forbid the very normal…

  • DNS/DHCP Management - modify certificate processing to allow SAN's

    I have a client who currently has an ldap.xxx.local record pointing to an eDir server, along with a certificate to match (ldap.xxx.local). That certificate also has SAN's for about 4 edir server in the tree, so the DNS entry could be rapidly changed to…

  • remove dns txt records

    Is there an easy way to remove the entries in local DNS that only have TXT record and no A record? I used dns-maint to clean up all the fully empty records, but there are still a couple hundred records that only have a TXT record. is it safe to edit…

  • Implementation DNSSEC property to internet domain in OES - DNS-DHCP / DS record

    Hello OES Idea Exchange I would like in OES funcionality dnssec for internet domain imlementation in DNS-DHCP console Resource record signature (RRSIG): contains a cryptographic DNSSEC signature for a record set DNSKEY: contains a public…

  • DNS: CleanUp the environment

    There is a OES-env. over decades ... Unfortunately there are now two different locations for the Locator Object, the Group Object and the Root Server Info. How is the correct manner to move them into one common context? Is there a detailed documentation…

  • DSfW installation Name Mapped vs Non-Name Mapped

    I been away from NDS/eDir for a while and have a few challenges I hope to get some light shed upon. I looking at deploying a DSfW server in my environment and I'm not clear on the difference between Name and non-Name mappings. From what I have read…

  • Enable the ability to enable DNS query logging in the DNS/DHCP Console

    Enable to ability to permanently enable DNS query logging in the named (DNS server) configuration in the DNS/DHCP console. Currently if I add the option manually to named.conf it is overwritten during the next reconfig cycle as it gets it from eDir. So…

  • Being able to exclude an IP or more from an existing DHCP pool

    A reality of any system is that temporary things become permanent and some of the brightest can do dumb things. Sometimes cleaning up a messy setup still leaves some hard points that just can't be changed. Either way we sometimes end up with excluding…

  • Novell-named should support response policy zones.

    This has been available since bind 9.8.1 and now Windows 2016 has it implemented.

  • would like to control novell-named with rndc from another host

    novell-named listens at the loopback address at port 953 for rndc connections. # netstat -tlnp | grep :953 tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:953 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2617/novell-named BIND allows configuration of the control connection per "controls" statement. The "controls…

  • novell-named not starting after OES 2018 upgrade

    After upgrading to OES 2018 my rcnovell-named service will not come up I have ran: ndsrepair -T ndsrepari -E ndsrepair -C -Ad -A With no error found When I try to start the service I get: "rcnovell-named start Job for novell-named.service failed because…

  • Add split dns to DNS/DHCP

    Hi, Please add split dns to DNS/DHCP. Kr, Joeri

  • CAA Records

    Hi, We will like to make and use "DNS CAA Records" in our environment. but with OES2015 SP1 Server and also with OES2018 Server is not possible to have / create DNS CAA Records. When we be available to get DNS CAA Records created in DNS/DHCP - eDirectory…

  • Common Proxy Repair Script for OES

    common-proxy-fix-1.7.zip common-proxy-fix-1.6.zip Uses: I recommend running this script if you have services that are failing to start due to authentication, or if you suspect an issue with the Common Proxy User, such as missing user or incorrect…

  • Can I delete NS record for public zone

    Hi, I have two OES2015 servers: oes2361.site oes2380.site I created two new zones via the Novell DNS tool and added those two servers as authoritive DNS servers for that zone. one internal zone called : site -@ oes2361.site (NS) oes2380.site (NS) -oes2361…

  • New master OES server OES2015 dns dhcp

    Hi, This weekend I am going to setup a new OES2015 in the tree and want to make it our new master server. I want your advice about how I am going to work: Currently master server OES03 with OES11SP1. -> designated primary Install a new server OES04 with…

  • DNS / DHCP Management Console should be installed via MSI on Windows with New Assets

    Currently the DNS/DHCP Console is installed on 32-bit Windows using an older setup utility and the image assets are clearly from the 1990s. On 64-bit Windows the application is installed by moving a file. In order to better control the installation and…

  • Improve Image Assets for DNS/DHCP Console

    Image assets (icon, and images) of DNS/DHCP Console are constant from much earlier versions of the product. The low quality of these assets is causing customers (including individuals in my own organization) to distrust the overall quality of the software…

  • Domain Lookup or Nslookup againts office 365 mail server

    We are running Netware 5.1 w/ boarder manager 3.x. we are running into a issue that involves domains with multiple labels. When we do a load ping nextantaerospace-com.mail.protection.outlook.com it resolves correctly, but if we do this same thing on any…

  • Novell-Cifs CASA Repair Tool

    Overview: A tool to troubleshoot and fix the system created CASA key: common-proxy-casa and CASA key: novell-cifs Symptom: Novell Cifs will not start. Users can not access their cifs shares. The /var/log/cifs/cifs.log show one or more of the following…

  • Common Proxy CASA Repair Tool

    Overview: A tool to troubleshoot and fix the system created CASA key: common-proxy-casa Symptom: Can not install a product because the oes common proxy user fails to authenticate. The oes common proxy user's password was set/changed in iManager and now…

  • Novell DNS CASA Repair Tool

    Novell DNS CASA Repair Tool is a bash script to check and repair if necessary the Novell DNS CASA credentials. Overview: Repair Novell DNS CASA Credentials Symptom: Novell DNS fails to start. The /var/opt/novell/log/named/named.run shows the following…

  • Disabling recursion - control lists option missing.

    Hi, I need to disable recursion on a server, but the server has no control lists showing at all, and the recursion option is missing from the control lists on the zone in DNS/DHCP Console. I has a dig in Imanager and couldn't fine the options there either…

  • Yet another question about zone forwarding

    Hi guys! thanks for reading. I have a question related to create a new forward zone. I am not pretty sure if I have to use a forward zone or create a new IN-ADDR.ARPA forward zone. Now I have my DNS servers answering about my primary zone, let say mycompany…

  • Novell OES DNS not forwarding

    Never mind: it works, I just needed to wait for the dynamic config. Please delete.

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