Microsoft KB Archive/279303

= Domain Name System Subdomain Disappears =

Article ID: 279303

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q279303



SYMPTOMS
A Domain Name System (DNS) subdomain may disappear or convert to an &quot;A&quot; record if there are no records created under the subdomain. For example, if you create a zone called .com and create a subdomain called sub1. .com, and then you do not create any host records under sub1, the zone can disappear when the DNS service is restarted.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior (prevent the disappearance of the zone), you can create at least one host record in the subdomain. A host record, other than &quot;same as parent folder&quot;, can prevent the zone from disappearing.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: subzone zone child domain delete deleted removed missing

Keywords: kbdns kbprb KB279303

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