Article: Q235289
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If you have a Domain Name System (DNS) server hosting secondary zones for parent
and child domains, deleting the child domain removes the delegation for the
child domain from the the parent or <root> domain.
For example, if your DNS server hosts the following secondary zones
- domain.net (root domain)
- child.domain.net (child domain)
and you delete child.domain.net from the secondary server, the NS delegation for
child.domain.net is deleted from the domain.net zone.
CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because the copy of the zone is running in memory.
NOTE: This is not written back to the zone file.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, use the following syntax at a command line:
net stop dns
net start dns
Using this syntax stops and starts the DNS service, which reloads the parent or
<root> zone, and the NS delegation record reappears.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbnetwork
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version : winnt:4.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbnofix
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