Hi there,
I’ve been using Virtualmin for over 5 years now. I needed to create a subdomain/subserver using Virutalmin. For a reason, when I try to access it using a browser I get error that it doesn’t exist.
I used to create subdomains effortlessly using cpanel. I’m suspecting something wrong with the DNS setup. I’m using Godaddy’s nameservers. Do I have to use my own? What am I doing wrong?
Server: Ubuntu 12.04
Webmin: 1.680
Virtualmin: 4.08 GPL
Cheers,
Abdul
Do you have a wildcard DNS record (*) pointing towards your Virtualmin server’s IP address or have the subserver you’re trying to create listed as a DNS record pointing towards your Virtualmin server’s IP address?
If you’re actually getting a 404 error, it’s reaching some server, we just don’t know what server.
If you run:
ping -c1 sub.yourdomain.com
EDIT:
If using windows:
ping -n 1 sub.yourdomain.com
is the ping successful and does it show your server’s IP address?
Justin
I think I mislead you with the 404 error. It’s the fact that test.mydomain.com can’t be resolved.
Most probably its the wildcard DNS record (*) I was missing.
I did a quick reading on wildcard DNS record, but not sure it’s the right way to solve my problem.
Cheers,
Abdul
The wildcard in your DNS records is a catch all, saying if any subdomain isn’t matched by another record, match to this one. If you already have a DNS record (such as an A record) for your subdomain, the wildcard isn’t necessary.
Hopefully the DNS records will solve your issue.
Justin