[Help] Changing Nameserver

[crazeann]

Hi all,

I am stuck in changing nameserver from ns1.olddomain.com, ns2.olddomain.com to ns1.newdomain.com,ns2.newdomain.com

Here is what i have tried..

1. WHM >> Networking Setup >> Change Hostname : host.newdomain.com

2. WHM >> Basic cPanel & WHM Setup >> Name servers : ns1.newdomain.com , ns2.newdomain.com + click-ing "Adding A entry for this nameserver"

When i try to ping
ns1.newdomain.com -- I get my server ip
ns2.newdomain.com -- I get my serer ip
newdomain.com -- Cannot resolved the ip
host.newdomain.com -- Cannot resolved the ip

Question :
1. Is my steps in changing nameserver correct ?
2. How to let newdomain.com resolved to my server ip?
3. How to automatically changing all domain hosted on server to ns1.newdomain.com and ns2.newdomain.com, because after all the steps above, the domain hosted on server still point to ns1.olddomain.com

Regards,

crazean

 

[cPanelTristan]

Hello,

1. Yes

2. Did you add newdomain.com as an account to the server? If you have, then is newdomain.com changed at your domain registrar to use ns1.newdomain.com and ns2.newdomain.com nameservers as the nameservers?

3. You'll have to revise the DNS zone files for the nameserver entries. Here's a discussion on doing that:

http://forums.cpanel.net/f5/changing-all-ns-records-277472.html#post1163041

Thanks!

 

[crazeann]

Hi cPanelTristan,
thanks for your fast reply :D

I've tried your solution no.2 , and now the ip has resolved well.

Will try the solution no.3 later, lots of domain need to change the nameserver.

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I still have a question, in /var/cpanel/nameserverips.yaml now there are 4entry of ns
2 of ns old domain, and 2 of ns new domain. If your no.3 solution is omitted, is it ok cpanel have 2 different domain as nameserver ?

 

[cPanelTristan]

You can have two sets of nameservers on the same set of IP addresses, although that isn't advised. Basically, it will work to do it, but it isn't advisable to do it. I'm not certain how certain components like search engines or email providers take having two sets of nameservers on the same IPs.