From e3af4e83dd3301e582229a48e7bfdb675402d3ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Gustafsson Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 23:25:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Q: Why don't my zones reload when I do an "rndc reload" or SIGHUP? --- FAQ | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index f1e04d493d..bece16c821 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -199,3 +199,12 @@ Also check whether your zone contains domain names with embedded spaces or other special characters, like "John\032Doe\213s\032Computer", since such names have been known to cause Windows 2000 slaves to incorrectly reject the zone. + + +Q: Why don't my zones reload when I do an "rndc reload" or SIGHUP? + +A: A zone can be updated either by editing zone files and reloading +the server or by dynamic update, but not both. If you have enabled +dynamic update for a zone using the "allow-update" option, you are not +supposed to edit the zone file by hand, and the server will not +attempt to reload it.