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changeip -checkhostname

Hi !

I have an Apple Intel Xserve running 10.4.11

It is a fileserver but is also running its own DNS

I am seeing the following in the logs

Feb 2 09:07:30 fileserver servermgrd: servermgr_dns: gethostbyaddr() and reverse DNS name do not match (fileserver != fileserver.company.org.uk), various services may not function properly - use changeip to repair and/or correct DNS

However if run

changeip -checkhostname
dig -x 192.168.2.11
dig fileserver.company.org.uk

(see below)
All the responses - appear to be correct -
So how can I stop these error messages without amending /etc/hostconfig which I believe you are not supposed to do.



fileserver:~ root# changeip -checkhostname
Primary address = 192.168.2.11
Current HostName = fileserver.company.org.uk
DNS HostName = fileserver.company.org.uk
The names match. There is nothing to change.

Also

fileserver:~ root# dig -x 192.168.2.11
; <<>> DiG 9.3.6-APPLE-P2 <<>> -x 192.168.2.11
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 14292
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;11.2.168.192.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR
;; ANSWER SECTION:
11.2.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN PTR fileserver.company.org.uk.
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
2.168.192.in-addr.arpa. 86400 IN NS fileserver.company.org.uk.
;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
fileserver.company.org.uk. 86400 IN A 192.168.2.11
;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.2.11#53(192.168.2.11)
;; WHEN: Wed Feb 2 09:10:03 2011
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 112


AND

fileserver:~ root# dig fileserver.company.org.uk
; <<>> DiG 9.3.6-APPLE-P2 <<>> fileserver.company.org.uk
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 30191
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;fileserver.company.org.uk. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
fileserver.company.org.uk. 86400 IN A 192.168.2.11
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
company.org.uk. 86400 IN NS fileserver.company.org.uk.
;; Query time: 0 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.2.11#53(192.168.2.11)
;; WHEN: Wed Feb 2 09:10:24 2011
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 73

Xserve, Mac OS X (10.4.8), Intel and PPC systems

Posted on Feb 2, 2011 1:24 AM

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