This is a easy way how to give your reseller own DNS

THIS HOW TO WORKS FOR ENSIM PRO 3.X -10.X

Im using
ns1.reseller.com with the ip 64.246.1.1 and
ns2.reseller.com with the ip 64.246.1.2 as an example

first of all, request two IPs from rackshack..
Login to your ensim and add a reseller.. if u already have the reseller add'd.. no worrys.. ;-)

Login to your server as root and type:

/sbin/applifconfig alias 64.246.1.1
and
/sbin/applifconfig alias 64.246.1.2
(make sure you are using the real IPs of your reseller.. and not my example Ips ;-)) )

next thing we have to do is edit the options.conf.wp file and add the reseller IPs
type:

pico /etc/bind/options.conf.wp

and change this line
listen-on { 127.0.0.1;YOURSERVERIP; };
to
listen-on { 127.0.0.1; YOURSERVERIP; 64.246.1.1; 64.246.1.2; };
(again, make sure to use your reseller IPs and not my example IPs.. )

save end exit pico ( CTRL + X, Y and ENTER)
now.. type:

pico /var/named/virtualDNS
and add this 2 lines on that small file

ns1.reseller.com 64.246.1.1
ns2.reseller.com 64.246.1.2

(again, make sure to use your reseller Ips/Domain and not my example Ip/Domain.. )
save end exit pico ( CTRL + X, Y and ENTER)

Now we have to BIND the Ips into your servcer
type:
cp /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:1

then:
pico -w /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:1
and change the following lines

DEVICE="eth0" to DEVICE="eth0:1"
and
IPADDR="SERVER_IP" to IPADDR="64.246.1.1" ( ns1 IP of your reseller)

save end exit pico ,same thing for ns2..

cp /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:2

change DEVICE="eth0" to DEVICE="eth0:2"
and
IPADDR="SERVER_IP" to IPADDR="64.246.1.2" ( ns2 ip of your resller)

now type:
ifup eth0:1
and
ifup eth0:2

restart bind with
/etc/rc.d/init.d/named restart

now Login to ensim and click on "BIND" then to "Zone List" click on the reseller.com domain ( reseller domain= the domain u like to setup Reseller dns)

click on the drop down and choose "Add Address (A) Record"

on "Hostname.domain" type in ns1
on "IP Address" the resller ips of ns1 (64.246.1.1)

click on "add" (u will get a error.. but no worrys about that.. )

do the same for your ns2
..."Add Address (A) Record"

on "Hostname.domain" type in ns2
on "IP Address" the resller ips of ns2 (64.246.1.2)

and add it ( no worrys about the error)

now on the drop down choose "Add Name Server (NS) Record"
on "Name server" type in “ns1.reseller.com”

add it and do the same for ns2..
...drop down choose "Add Name Server (NS) Record"
on "Name server" type in “ns2.reseller.com”

now register the Ips for ns1.reseller.com/ns2.reseller.com on your Register..
wait a day or two for your nameserver to propagate around the web


Use the dig command to see when the ips/DNS is working..
type:
dig reseller.com
u sould see something like this

[root@ensim /root]# dig reseller.com

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;reseller.com. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
reseller.com. 37661 IN A YOURSERVERIP

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
reseller.com. 37661 IN NS ns1.reseller.com.
reseller.com. 37661 IN NS ns2.reseller.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns1.reseller.com. 37661 IN A 64.246.1.1
ns2.reseller.com. 37661 IN A 64.246.1.2


Hope this how to helps
Matt

P.S: What u could do is share your Ips( ns1 and ns2 of your own dns) with your reseller..
Just add two a records and two ns records on his domain and let him register the same dns ips ( same ips as your ns1 and ns2 ips).. this works also...

Even easier way....

Go to this thread on my forum and check it out!

http://www.darksidehosting.com/forum/viewt...pic.php?p=49#49

Cajun

he already said that

I updated the how to.. forgot to bind the Ips @this how to..
sorry

uh, i did this, and it worked, yet it messed up my unlimited subdomains. I followed the tutorial that someone wrote on how to set up subdomains through creating a user account and that user account was the subdomain. It doesn't work any more, is there any way you know of i can fix this?

can u past me the link to that subdomain how to ?

This is the tweak i used for the subdomains:


//HOWTO: Customize Subdomains


Do the following with the zip file.
1. Extract and put the apache.py file in /usr/lib/python2.1/site-packages/vh3/custom.

2. Restart Webappliance.
/etc/rc.d/init.d/webppliance restart

3. Stop Bind. Enable wildcards. Edit the db file for the domain you want to enable subdomains on. if the domain is foo.com then :

cd /var/named
pico db.foo.com

Add :

* A 64.246.65.454 (this is just an example of ip address)

Save the file. Ctrl + X.
Start Bind.

4. Edit the site for which you want to enable subdomains.
Or give the following command.

EditVirtDomain foo.com

5. Restart apache
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart.

6. login as the site admin for foo.com and create a new user.

then go to user.foo.com

Done!

For sub.domain.com pointed to domain.com/sub.domain.com, use the code which hunter posted. Sames steps. Only change step 6.

Instead of loggin into control panel and creating a user, login into ftp and create a folder under mainwebsite_html as sub.foo.com.

Thats all




And this is the code for apache.py file:

import virthost
def add_custom_directives(site, newconf, oldconf, cust):
content = """
ServerAlias *.%s
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %%{HTTP_HOST} !%s [NC]
RewriteCond %%{HTTP_HOST} (.*).%s [NC]
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ %s/home/%%1/public_html/$1 [L]
""" % (newconf['siteinfo']['domain'], newconf['apache']['webserver'],
newconf['siteinfo']['domain'], virthost.domainfs_path(site))
return content



I redid this subdomain hack last night but my subdomains are still broken. What can i do to fix it?

ok, it's good now, I just did the same thing that i did for the new nameservers to the old ones and volia!

so everything is working now ?

How many times can I perform this HOWTO (creating DNS for multiple resellers)? And, do I need to change anything?

no limits ;-)) no changes ;-)

If I already had the site set up with two NS records of my own in their Bind DNS Zone, do I delete those before adding the two custom reseller DNS NS records?

later on yes.. but first follow my how to.. and later on, if the reseller dns works, U can del the 2 NS records

is there a limt to do this.i mean can i setup 2 different reseller dns

only limit is the Max. 32 ip's per server by rackshack.. ;-)

is that How to is for one reseller or all reseller if i add new reseller what step should i do

In Zone List I have
"No editable zones on this Appliance."
Any idea?

Ok, I performed this howto and am having a small issue.

I have IP 1.1.1.1 and 2.2.2.2 and my server is fine.

I requested 2 additional IPs for a reseller to have his own DNS. I created the reseller and his first site for him and created it as a IP based site so he could use SSL. I set it up on IP 3.3.3.3.

Then I performed the howto and used 3.3.3.3 and 4.4.4.4 as the reseller IPs. He then created a site under his reseller account and when we try and go to the URL instead of opening the default ensim page for sites, it opens the site administrator link instead. The name based site he created is pointed to the IP of 1.1.1.1

Any ideas?

So..his reseller account is on ip 3.3.3.3 as Ip based ?
Now he's creating a site with that account and it will give you the login infos and not the welcome page ? or am I wrong ?

this message is Ok?


[root@secure sbin]# ifup eth0:1
RTNETLINK answers: File exists

[root@secure sbin]# ifup eth0:2
RTNETLINK answers: File exists

Thanks

yep ;-)

hi all:



i follow all steps, but each time i run /etc/rc.d/init.d/named restart so delete added lines on /var/named/virtualDNS. can you help me? TKS. regards :-)

FYI:

I have also tested this HowTo on Ensim 4.X and on 10.x
Works fine!