Summary: Import a domain name first, break the layout and visuals of the virtualmin module, but everything else works great. Add a domain name first, layout and visuals are great, sub-servers create their own master zone file rather than being added to their parents zone file.
This is odd, and I’m still not convinced it isn’t coincidence. I have tested this theory a minimum of 20 times on two different servers. Both servers were running Debian 4. The first issue is (and i can also verify this part exists on CentOS) if after a good installation from .deb, .rpm, or by using webmin to install the .gz, if you ADD a domain first, the function to add sub domains (sub servers) to that same zone fails to function properly. For example, i start off with a clean install and ADD domain.com, owned by domain.com:domain.com… so far so good. Then I add sub.domain.com with domain.com as the parent, and owned by domain.com:domain.com. This should simply add another line to the domain.com zone file that points sub.domain.com to its proper place as an A name. It does not, it creates a new zone file sub.domain.com.
This is where it gets complicated, and the rest is only verified on Debian 4.
If i start with a clean install and the first thing i do is import any existing domain… lets say myname.com, then things are really strange. I am unable to get a server list, all the icons from the main virtualmin page are gone, and I have only a small 2 line form with an "Add new virtual server, owned by" button, a list to choose owner including <new user>, an "import virtual server" button, and a "migrate virtual server" button. Also there is a "return to previous page" link. Obviously this is not the correct operation, there is no list of servers, there is no icons, and even using the virtualmin theme, when i click server list, there is no list… however…
it functions perfectly otherwise. The subdomains are added to their parents zone file properly, all domains work.
Sorry this is such a long read, but its a quite confusing problem and I would like some help testing to verify this is in fact really happening this way.
*** I have attached a screenshot that i have trimmed down to be smaller, but still include all relevant info, as well as edited only to remove private info. This is the "import first" type screenshot ***<br><br>Post edited by: daerious, at: 2008/03/04 17:47
