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Solving Dynamic Update and Secure Dynamic Update Problems

If you have problems with dynamic update, use the following steps to diagnose and solve your problem.

Troubleshooting Dynamic Update

If dynamic update does not register a name or IP address properly, use the following process to diagnose and solve your problem.

Troubleshooting Secure Dynamic Update

Secure dynamic update can prevent a client from creating, modifying, or deleting records, depending on the ACL for the zone and the name. By default, secure dynamic update prevents a client from creating, deleting, or modifying a record if the client is not the original creator of the record. For example, if two computers have the same name and both try to register their names in DNS, dynamic update fails for the client that registers second.

If a client failed to update a name in a zone that is configured for secure dynamic update, the failure could be caused by one of the following conditions:

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