Manual changes in domain name files

IPmanager works with data stored in its database. It tracks any changes made to the domain zone files automatically. A domain zone is changed manually if the serial number in the resource SOA record differs from the serial number stored in IPmanager database. Read more in Domain resource records. When syncing changes, IPmanager records all new PTR records and domain names of existing IP addresses. If PTR records were deleted from the domain zone file manually, they will stay in IPmanager base, and will be added again to the domain zone file after they are changed.

If there are a lot of reverse domain zones, we recommend to disable automatic synchronization to have better IPmanager performance. To do it, just add Option NoAutoSync to the IPmanager configuration file (per default - /usr/local/mgr5/etc/ipmgr.conf) and restart the control panel:

/usr/local/mgr5/sbin/mgrctl -m ipmgr exit

Read nore in Configuration file.

If the automatic synchronization was disabled or you need to synchronize changes in the domain zone file without increasing the serial number, please use the following command:

/usr/local/mgr5/sbin/mgrctl -m ipmgr sync

If you want to synchronize only one parameter, add the zone parameter:

/usr/local/mgr5/sbin/mgrctl -m ipmgr sync zone=0.168.192.in-addr.arpa