Change nameserver domain
Hello, I have a cPanel dedicated server having nameserver ns1.domain.com and ns2.domain.com. Now, I want to change it to ns1.domain.net and ns2.domain.net. Do I change them in basic Basic WebHost Manager® Setup or create a new server with ns1.domain.net and ns2.domain.net and migrate all accounts there?
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Hey there! Changing the entries in WHM >> Basic WebHost Manager® Setup will only change the NS records that get applied to newly-created DNS zones, as existing zones will not be updated.
The easiest way to make this change would be to do the following:
-create the new nameservers at the registrar
-ensure there are A records for the new nameservers in the DNS zone of the domain
-manually update the zone records using WHM >> DNS Zone Manager to remove the old NS records and add the new onesMigrating to a new machine wouldn't avoid the configuration steps required to make this change happen.
Let me know if that helps!
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Hello,
thanks for replying.
1. 1st point is done. Created new child nameservers ns1.domain.net and ns2.domain.net at the registrar and added ns1.domain.net and ns2.domain.net as nameservers of domain.net
2. Do I need to create a cPanel user a/c for domain.net in whm? I can see a cPanel a/c for domain.com inside WHM-> List Accounts.
3. I have around 50 cPanel customer a/cs and 100+ customer domains are showing in the DNS zone manager. Do I need to change both NS records of every customer domain in whm? because I will tell them to change nameservers to ns1.domain.net and ns2.domain.net at their domain registrar.
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1 - Great!
2 - If you already have an account you don't need to do anything else besides adding the A records for the nameserver subdomain and the NS records for the nameservers themselves.
3 - Ideally yes, so everything is consistent.
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Hello,
1. I created a cPanel a/c for domain.net but it is not opening. Can you explain how to accomplish point 2 any tutorial or guide link will be ok.
2. Also I checked DNS Zone Manager there are Zone Records for ns1.domain.com
3.Is it possible to have 4 different nameservers like
IP 1.2.3.4 = ns1.domain.com
IP 1.2.3.4 = ns1.domain.net
IP 5.6.7.8 = ns2.domain.com
IP 5.6.7.8 = ns2.domain.net
So once everyone moves to domain.net based nameserver I can delete domain.com nameserver from whm
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Yes, there is no limit to the number of nameservers you can have.
I'd recommend scanning the new domain with a tool like intodns.com so you can see where the DNS issues may be. If you have any specific errors after DNS problems have been resolved, post them here and I can try and help based off that information.
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