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Q163970: DNS Sample File Place.dns Contains an Error

Article: Q163970
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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When you install DNS, a SAMPLES subdirectory is created under the
\%systemroot%\system32\DNS directory.

This subdirectory contains a sample Zone file called Place.dns. This file has an
error in one of the values included in the example Start Of Authority (SOA)
resource record.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Place.dns file contains the following SOA example:

@   IN  SOA     nameserver.place.dom.  postmaster.nameserver.place.dom. (
                              1            ; serial number
                              36000        ; refresh   [1h]
                              600          ; retry     [10m]
                              86400        ; expire    [1d]
                              3600 )       ; min TTL   [1h]

The value shown for Refresh is 36000. The comment shows this as [1h], or one
hour. However, the value should actually read 3600, which is the correct amount
of seconds in one hour (this is also the default setting for this value).

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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WINNT:4.0

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