Delete a resource record from a zone

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To delete a resource record from a zone

Open DNS.
In the console tree, click the applicable zone.
In the details pane, right-click the resource record you want to delete, and then click Delete.
When you are asked to confirm that you want to delete the selected resource record, click OK.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open DNS, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click DNS.
PTR resource records are deleted automatically if the corresponding A resource record is deleted.

Value	Description
dnscmd	Specifies the name of the command-line program.
ServerName	Required. Specifies the DNS host name of the DNS server. You can also type the IP address of the DNS server. To specify the DNS server on the local computer, you can also type a period (.).
/RecordDelete	Required. Deletes a resource record.
ZoneName	Required. Specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the zone.
NodeName	Required. Specifies the FQDN of the node in the DNS namespace. You can also type the node name relative to the ZoneName or @, which specifies the zone's root node.
RRTypeRRData	Required. Specifies the type of resource record (RR) to add, followed by the data to be contained in the resource record. For information about each resource record type see the Resource records reference.

Resource record type	Resource record data
A	IPAddress
NS,CNAME,MB,MD,PTR,MF,MG,MR	HostName\|DomainName
MX,RT,AFSDB	Preference ServerName
SRV	Priority Weight Port HostName
SOA	PrimSvr Admin Serial#\ Refresh Retry Expire MinTTL
AAAA	Ipv6Address
TXT,X25,HINFO,ISDN	String [String]
MINFO,RP	MailboxName ErrMailboxName
WKS	Protocol IPAddress Service...
WINS	MapFlag LookupTimeout CacheTimeout IPAddress...
WINSR	MapFlag LookupTimeout CacheTimeout RstDomainName

Value	Description
IPAddress	Specifies a standard IP address. For example, 255.255.255.255.
ipv6Address	Specifies a standard IPv6 address. For example, 1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8.
Protocol	Specifies the transmission protocol: UDP or TCP.
Service	Specifies a standard service. For example, domain, smtp.
HostName\|DomainName	Specifies the FQDN of a resource record located in the DNS namespace.
/f	Specifies that the command is executed without asking for confirmation. If you omit this parameter, you are prompted to confirm the deletion of the resource record.

Important

If the parameter RRData is not specified, all resource records of the same type are deleted.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.
This procedure requires the Dnscmd Windows support tool. For information about installing Windows support tools, see Related Topics.
To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:

dnscmd /RecordDelete /help
If the variable RRData is not specified, all resource record types matching the previous criteria are deleted.
PTR resource records are deleted automatically if the corresponding A resource record is deleted.

Format	Meaning
Italic	Information that the user must supply
Bold	Elements that the user must type exactly as shown
Ellipsis (...)	Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line
Between brackets ([])	Optional items
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (\|). Example: {even\|odd}	Set of choices from which the user must choose only one
`Courier font`	Code or program output

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