# Managing and Unmanaging DNS domains in DDI Central Linux

Admins can exclude managing the zones that exceed their license limits by clicking on the yellow **Unmanage** icon, which switches the domains to an unmanaged state.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/dns-dhcp-ipam/domain_unmanage1.png)

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/dns-dhcp-ipam/domain_unmanage2.png)

After unmanaging a particular domain, network admin can still view into the zone files of the domain, but they can't add or edit a specific record. They can't edit the domain information as well.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/dns-dhcp-ipam/domain_unmanage3.png)

After unmanaging the domain, if the network admins again wants to manage the domain, they can be turned to the managed state by clicking on the green **Manage** icon.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/dns-dhcp-ipam/domain_unmanage4.png)

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/dns-dhcp-ipam/domain_unmanage5.png)

**Note:** DNS Zones can also be selected in a bulk for both managing and unmanaging them.

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/dns-dhcp-ipam/image_10_11zon.png)

![](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/dns-dhcp-ipam/image_11_11zon.png)