Server and domain conflict

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I have a question about what happens/how to solve a conflict, assume the following:

  • Person A has full access to a server at IP adres X.
  • Person B holds the rights for domain name P.
  • A DNS entry has been made that domain P points to IP adres X, only person A can remove that setting.

Now a conflict might arise between person A and B.
Person B wants to buy their own server Y and ensure that domain name P links to IP adres Y.

How to go about such a situation? Can two DNS entries be there at the same time? What are the rules in case there would be two DNS entries.

As far as I know the domain and server are 'contracted' by totally different companies.

skiwi

Posted 2014-02-06T11:51:21.503

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Question was closed 2014-02-09T01:56:17.280

To the best of my knowledge, whoever bought the domain name first, have the right to redirect the domain name to their IP/server. So if Person B manages to secure domain P by certain domain registrar, Person A is pretty stuffed, unless Person A can re-purchase that domain name. But this is only the technical point of view. There are some legal method (which I can't find the reference for it) where if you can claim that Person B are domain squatting, then you may force (by law) the domain registrar to release that domain to Person A. Can someone correct me here..? – Darius – 2014-02-06T12:14:53.910

I might've made it too complicated, can the owner of the domein name change the DNS settings? If so, then I think everything is ok. I'm just a bit confused, because the only reference I have is my own hosting/name, which are both tied to me and same customer number, so their relevant options are intertangled. – skiwi – 2014-02-06T12:20:42.133

1To my knowledge, yes the owner of the domain can point the domain to any IP of their choosing. The new information from the domain registrar will propagate the new Domain->IP information to all other connected DNS server accordingly so after a while, the new domain->IP information will be correct (pointing to the new IP) – Darius – 2014-02-06T12:43:06.370

Answers

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The entity that registered the domain name has control over the DNS namespace. If Person B registered the domain name then Person B has control of the DNS namespace and can point the domain to where ever they want. Person A would have no access to or control of the DNS namespace unless Person B gave them that access and control.

joeqwerty

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