Not sure if bug or option change - claimed non-existent domain that does exist

[jgillmanjr]

Hello!

I created a cPanel account for domain.org on my VPS (user is miopenca).

I then created a zone for domaintoo.org and set miopenca as the owner of that zone.

However, when I proceeded to try and create a subdomain for domaintoo.org (and it was available in the drop down), an error was thrown stating that the domain didn't exist (yes, I'm a bad person for not getting a screenshot).

Fortunately the fix was relatively simple - I backed up the zone file, removed the zone, and then added that domain by creating it as a parked domain under the miopenca account (and then copied the zone file back and reloaded). After I did that, I was able to successfully create the subdomain.

Not sure if this is a bug, an intentional design on cPanel's end, or a settings tweak that I overlooked. Just seems kind of odd that the domain would be available in the list for subdomain creation, yet fail under an error that it doesn't exist.

Thanks!

-Jason

 

[SS-Maddy]

Jason, why did you create the zone beforehand ? Process of creating a sub domain would have created the zone all by itself. And also if the domain is not registered you may also get a similar error unless you have tweaked the WHM settings to allow the creation of non existent / unregistered domains.

 

[jgillmanjr]

SS-Maddy,

Created the zone file beforehand because I wanted to get the domains off their previous nameservers. Both domains have been around a for a while, so the issue of a non-existent / unregistered domain wasn't an issue (though I did see that option in tweak settings). Currently, the production sites are still located elsewhere.

 

[SS-Maddy]

BTW I believe it is more of a security check than a bug. Because though nit in your case, if some other account have added that domain, cPanel have a way to know that it is already under some other account and hence the rest of account creation processes shouldn't be allowed

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

It's typically advised to either create the subdomain on it's own, or add the parked/addon domain first and then create the subdomain. If you create the DNS zone on it's own, it's going to prevent the addition of the domain name because the zone already exists when cPanel attempts to create it. That being said, I do see your point that it should not be listed in the drop-down box if it's not available for use. You can open a bug report for that via:

Submit A Bug Report

Post the ticket number here and we can update this thread with the outcome.

Thank you.

 

[jgillmanjr]

Michael,

Thanks for the indication of what the expected behavior should be.

The ticket is 4801533

Thanks again!

-Jason

 

[cPanelPeter]

[Case # 97389] - Re: Not sure if bug or option change - claimed non-existent domain that does exist

Hello,

Just an update, case # 97389 has been filed for this issue.

Thank you for reporting this so our development team can fix it.