how to trigger this DNS field

Matt 101 Reputation points
2022-04-19T16:02:21.577+00:00

Hi all

How to trigger "Update associated pointer (PTR) record" field for a DNS A record in Windows 2016 DNS servers?

When a PTR record for a DNS A record is deleted, the PTR record is not updated even "Update associated pointer (PTR) record"
is checked?

Thank you for your help!

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  1. Rich Matheisen 45,096 Reputation points
    2022-04-20T18:41:11.213+00:00

    You cannot recreate the missing PTR record using the DNS GUI by checking the "Update associated pointer (PTR) record" box and making a modification to the "A" record because there is no longer any PTR record associated with the "A" record.

    You could do that with a PowerShell script, though. Retrieve the "A" record and, using the name and IP address from that record, create a PTR record in the reverse lookup zone for the network address.

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  1. Mervyn King 21 Reputation points
    2022-04-19T17:56:04.65+00:00

    Ensure the corresponding Reverse lookup zone is created on the DNS server; 2. If the dynamic update type is "Secure only", add the DHCP server to DnsUpdateProxy group; check if adding the DHCP server to the group could work.

    Please keep me posted