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Sekhar's avatar
Sekhar
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Mar 25, 2015

PTR Records

Hi,   I have a requirement to add PTR for *.portal.abc.com. When I am trying to add using zone runner in GTM it is throwing me a bad domain name character error. How can I add this PTR record. Ple...
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Brad_Parker
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Wilcard is not an acceptable character for a PTR record. A PTR is a 1-to-1 relationship between an IP and a host name.

 

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Brad_Parker
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Mar 25, 2015
I'm not sure what you mean. PTR records aren't created for hostnames, they are created for IPs. They are a reverse lookup that says what host name belongs to an IP. It is the opposite of an A record.