Mac OS X Server: Limiting DDNS registration to specific network interfaces

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When connecting Mac OS X Server v10.5 or later to networks that implement dynamic DNS (DDNS), including Microsoft Active Directory networks, Mac OS X Server may register each configured network interface address in DNS.

Products Affected

Lion Server, Mac OS X Server 10.5, Mac OS X Server 10.6

For multi-homed servers, this may cause confusion and prevent clients from connecting to the server.

In Lion Server, use this command to restrict DDNS registration to a single interface (en0 in this example):

dsconfigad -restrictDDNS "en0"

Additional Information

To set Mac OS X Server v10.5 or v10.6, edit the /etc/smb.conf file.

After the line "; END required configuration.", specify the interface(s)/address(es) that you do want registered after 'interfaces =': .

[global]
interfaces = en0
bind interfaces only = yes

This will cause Samba to only bind to the specified interface(s) and only register the selected interface(s) address in DNS. This information is from samba.org, attributed to Tim Potter.

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