Hi,

There may be some replication conflicts that prevent the deletion of your
reverse zone.

1. Find the entry DN corresponding to your zone with
ipa dnszone-show <yourzone> --all --raw

The output will display a LDAP DN similar to dn: idnsname=*zone*,cn=dns,dc=
*yourbasedn*

2. Check if there are any replication conflicts below this LDAP entry:
ldapsearch -D "cn=Directory Manager" -W -b *dc=yourbasedn
*"(&(objectClass=ldapSubEntry)(nsds5ReplConflict=*))"
\* nsds5ReplConflict

If you find any conflict entry below idnsname=*zone*,cn=dns,dc=*yourbasedn*,
you can remove them with ldapdelete -D "cn=directory manager" -W
*dn_to_remove*

For more information on replication conflicts, you can read
https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_directory_server/12/html/configuring_and_managing_replication/assembly_solving-common-replication-problems_configuring-and-managing-replication

HTH,
flo

On Sat, Aug 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM Anthony Messina via FreeIPA-users <
[email protected]> wrote:

> My network topology has changed and I'd like to remove a reverse DNS zone
> that is no longer applicable.  When I try to delete the zone, I get an
> error "Not allowed on non-leaf entry."  The only entry in the zone is the
> "@" record name with two NS entries corresponding to my two FreeIPA name
> servers.  When I try to delete the "@" record, I get another error "invalid
> 'del_all': Zone record '@' cannot be deleted."
>
> I seem to be caught between these two safety checks.  What is the proper
> way to completely remove a reverse DNS zone from FreeIPA
> (freeipa-server-4.13.1-13.fc44.x86_64)?
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