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DNS 101 for Mac OS X Leopard Server 10.5

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I consess to having lots of problems with DNS on Mac OS X Server Leopard 10.5. But thats because its so completely fundamental to a successful install, and subsequent running of a Leopard server that the slightest thing can bust it. So heres how to check its status, and start and stop it from the command line. You'll need this the day you bust your DNS then try to use Server Admin. You can't. It, like most everything else in Mac OS X Server Leopard 10.5, needs DNS to be up.

DNS Status 

To see summary status of the service: 
$ sudo serveradmin status dns 
dns:state: = "RUNNING"

To Start DNS from the command line on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server

To start the service: 

$ sudo serveradmin start dns

To stop the service: 

$ sudo serveradmin stop dns

To see detailed status of the service: 

$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus dns

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