Re: nameserver ip change misunderstanding

From: Edwin Culp (eculp@worldinternet.org)
Date: Wed Jan 02 2002 - 13:57:30 EST


Thanks a lot, Bill. I'm finding out that I should be using another level
like everyone else.:-) I've got a work arround now that I woke up (with
help from the list:-) and realized that I needed to check internic.net
whois to see which IP's I had as nameservers and had forgotten about.

Got to buy another case of Ginko:-)

Thanks,

ed

Quoting bill@daze.net:

>
> > Quoting Zeljko Dimic <zdimic@tucows.com>:
> >
> > > That's definitely it. If your nameserver is registered with NSI, they
> are
> > > 'owner' from registry point of view, and OpenSRS is not allowed to
> change
> > > it.
> > > You'll have to work with NSI, and possibly our support can send manual
> > > request to registry on your behalf. I am not promising that, though.
>
> The above is not correct. Nameserver hosts originally registered with
> netsol are reassigned to the new registrar when the base domain is moved.
>
> This is confirmed in the registry whois for the name server in question:
>
> Server Name: PASIONLATINA.ORG
> IP Address: 63.200.120.84
> Registrar: TUCOWS, INC.
> Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net
> Referral URL: http://www.opensrs.org
>
> I wonder if the problem is because the name server host name and the base
> domain are exactly the same (i.e. no hostname "nswhatever.domain.ext" in
> the name server name)? I have heard that weird things can happen when you
> do this.
>
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > Zeljko Dimic
> > > OpenSRS Developer
> > >
> > > Edwin Culp wrote:
> > >
> > > > Eric, I'm really concerned about my sanity now, but that's really
> > > > nothing new:-) Both you and Alex Brecher answered with the same
> > > > solution which makes total sense. The problem is that I had no
> > > > subusers. I created one after receiving your email to be sure. I
> gave
> > > > the subuser all permissions and then logged in as the subuser. There
> are
> > > > several differences between the two. The more important ones are
> that
> > > > a subuser doesn't seem to be able to "manage profile" nor was the
> option
> > > > "If you want to create or modify a nameserver which is based on
> > > > pasionlatina.org click here." available to me. This is the one that
> > > > shows pasionlatina.org and the old IP that gives me the previous
> error
> > > > when I try to change it.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again for your help. I'm still missing something. Would the
> > > > fact that PasionLatina.Org was a nameserver registered with Network
> > > > Solutions? It was and had it's handle, etc.
> > > >
> > > > Have a great New Year 2002.
> > > >
> > > > ed
> > > >
> > > > Quoting WebWiz <webwiz@atlcon.net>:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Ed,
> > > > >
> > > > > It's quite possible that you're logging in to a "sub-user"
> > > > > account rather than the owner account. Best bet is to
> > > > > use the RWI to send the password to the owner (you?),
> > > > > then ensure that THAT's the username and password you're
> > > > > using to log in to the domain to make changes.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Eric Longman
> > > > > Atl-Connect Internet Services
> > > > >
> > > > > +-------------------------------------------------------+
> > > > > | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net |
> > > > > | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230-288 770 590-0888 |
> > > > > | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 support@atlcon.net |
> > > > > +-------------------------------------------------------+
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Edwin Culp" <eculp@worldinternet.org>
> > > > > To: <discuss-list@opensrs.net>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 1:13 PM
> > > > > Subject: nameserver ip change misunderstanding
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > When I try to change the ip on a nameserver that I just transfered
> to
> > > > > opensrs, I get the following error.
> > > > >
> > > > > Error Page
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Unable to modify nameserver: You have to login as owner of domain
> for
> > > > > nameserver
> > > > > pasionlatina.org to modify the nameserver
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I really don't understand it because I login in to manage the
> > > > > pasionlatina.org
> > > > > domain, click on "If you want to create or modify a nameserver which
> is
> > > > > based on
> > > > > pasionlatina.org click here." and try changing the ip.
> > > > >
> > > > > Can someone please tell my what I am doing wrong? Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > ed
> > > > >
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