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SRV records can't point to CNAMEs (Was: r73002 - in trunk/src/debian-edu-config: debian etc/bind ldap-bootstrap)



[Andreas B. Mundt]
> Remove duplicate A-records from DNS configuration to make sure the
> reverse address mapping needed for reliably issuing a Kerberos service
> ticket works.  To move services to another machine, add the machine to
> DNS, remove the CNAME-record(s) and modify the service record(s) to
> point to that new machine. 
> (Cf. <URL:http://lists.debian.org/debian-edu/2011/01/msg00041.html> and tread).

DNS do not allow SRV records to point to CNAME entries.  To avoid
breaking the DNS specification, a different solution is needed.

Happy hacking,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen


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