Help Changing Server Domain Name

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Posted by necrodreamer, 09-12-2007, 04:42 PM
I have a dedicated server with around 8 clients on it running CentOS and WHM/Cpanel. Server is currently named server.oldname.com with 2 ns records ns1.oldname.com and ns2.oldname.com which are assigned the first two IP's of my block of 8 available to me through the datacenter. I have purchased a new domain name and have changed the name of my company. I am wondering the easiest way to go about changing server.oldname.com to server.newname.com and to create new glue records to replace ns1.oldname.com and ns2.oldname.com with the ns1.newname.com and ns2.newname.com Are there any guides or detailed steps in this? Since my business so far has been local, I have the username and passwords to manage many peoples registrar records. I don't mind having to update theirs to the new ns's manually. Is it possible to have ns1.oldname.com ns2.oldname.com and ns1.newname.com and ns2.newname.com at the same time? So, I could essentially change people over gradually. Would their be any things to worry about in all of this? Thanks for any recommendations. Last edited by necrodreamer; 09-12-2007 at 04:46 PM.
Posted by necrodreamer, 09-13-2007, 02:07 AM
No one can give any recommendations? I would think this has been done a good many times. Nec
Posted by Jatinder, 09-13-2007, 03:28 AM
I don't know enough about hosting to help you out but I cam across this company on WHT: http://platinumservermanagement.com/ You can hire them for one month for $29 and get them to make the required changes.
Posted by soltany, 09-13-2007, 10:24 AM
I see a article in this site about change hostname with out lisnce eror I do not remember the link but i have this article : 1- login to ssh as root 2- type : hostname (somethings that you want to be host name as like as server.newname.com or anything else ( just be aware that this name is in nameserver on cpanel ) ) 3- type : /user/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt 4- do not forget to add an entry for the new hostname server and about your dns : 1- open whm 2- go to server configuration 3- go to basic cpanel/whm setup 4- find Primary Nameserver and change to your new dns name
Posted by necrodreamer, 09-13-2007, 11:17 AM
I think that's the easy way if you don't have any clients pointing to your server - like a brand new setup. What happens to all of my clients who are pointing to the old name DNS?
Posted by soltany, 09-13-2007, 11:24 AM
you must say them to change their dns