SecondaryServers

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Zones\<zone-name>

Data type Range Default value
REG_SZ IP address[, IP address] ... (dotted decimal form) There is no default value for this entry.

Description

Stores a customized list of secondary servers to which DNS sends zone transfers. Servers are represented in this list by their IP addresses.

Secondary DNS servers can request zone transfers from master DNS servers. You can configure master DNS servers to send zone transfers only to the secondary servers that appear in this list. DNS rejects zone transfer requests from servers that do not appear in this list.

This entry stores the list of servers specified on the Zone Transfer tab in the DNS console. This list is used only when the value of SecureSecondariesis 2.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use the DNS console. Right-click the name of a secondary zone, click Properties, and then click the Zone Transfer tab. Do not change this value by editing the registry.

Activation method

DNS reads its registry entries only when it starts. You can change entries while the DNS server is running by using the DNS console. If you change entries by editing the registry, the changes are not effective until you restart the DNS server.

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This entry is not replicated to other DNS servers authoritative for this zone.

This entry is effective only when it appears in the registry of a master DNS server.

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To clear the list of secondary servers, use the DNS snap-in. Right-click the name of a secondary zone, click Properties, and then click the Zone Transfer tab. To delete a server from the list, select the server name, and then click Remove.

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Do not delete this entry from the registry. To clear the list of secondary servers, use the Zone Transfer tab on the Zones Properties Notify dialog box.

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