Modifying DNS Zone Transfer

Sometimes you have multiple DNS Servers and you would like to allow Zone Transfer on one or more Reverse Zone. This is Manual process but and if you have multiple DNS Servers, you will suffer from doing the same Task many times.

“dnscmd” is a tool allow you to administer DNS using command lines.

So in our topic to allow Zone Transfer on Reverse Zone, you can simple use below command:

Dnscmd Server_Name /Zoneresetsecondaries “FQDN of Zone” /SecureList “List of IPs to be added”

Example: dnscmd DNSServer_FQDN.Domain.local /ZoneResetSecondaries “3.2.1.in-addr.arpa” /SecureList 1.2.3.1,1.2.3.2,1.2.3.3

 For more information you can refer to TechNet:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772069.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

For complete list of dnscmd commands:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649850(v=wps.620).aspx