Topic: SME Server V5.0 and dyndns.org

[Jack McCauley]

I loaded SME Server V5.0 last night, and since the installation, my custom dns under MyDynDNS is no longer updating.  Scanning the messages log for dyndns reveals the following entry:

Sep 20 22:49:48 ibmpc750 e-smith[1227]: Running event handler: /etc/e-smith/events/ip-change/S90restart-ntpd
Sep 20 22:49:49 ibmpc750 dyndns.org: jackmccauley.com is not a Fully-Qualified Domain Name.
Sep 21 05:44:51 ibmpc750 e-smith[1298]: S90restart-ntpd=action|Event|ip-change|Action|S90restart-ntpd|Start|1001065487 481695|End|1001065491 275698|Elapsed|3.794003
Sep 21 05:44:51 ibmpc750 dyndns.org: jackmccauley.com is not a Fully-Qualified Domain Name.

This error occurred twice under system configuration, and when I checked dyndns.org, my IP had not been updated.

Anyone else have any similar experiences?

[Graeme Robinson]

You need to set your dyndns.org domain as your primary domain
in configuration - the dyndns script takes the primary domain as
part of the authorisation sequence for updating its database.

[Gavin Goes]

Hi Jack,

I haven't yet installed SME 5, but I do have e-smith 4.1.1, and I was having similar problems. I think dyndns.org requires you to use their FQDN as your internal domain name before they authenticate you and successfully update your IP.

For example if you have xyzcorp.com as your "dummy" internal DNS domain name, but want myname.dyndns.org to point there, run the setup dialogue and set your internal domain name to be myname.dyndns.org (for lack of a more descriptive domain!).

I hope this helped, because your issue helped me solve mine.

Gavin Goes