03-27-2011, 06:23 PM
I tried setting up 'Google Apps Free' for a friend but the only domain ownership option I got was changing the 'CNAME' record on the domain isp cpanel'. The ISP, 'Freehostia' does not support CNAME, so verification this way cannot be done. I set up my own Google Apps (I am with byethost) without any problem, and I got to do it by file upload. How come I wasn't offered an alternative method of Domain ownership verification this time.
Update:
My domain is centraldgr.com and I tried setting apps up with webmaster as the admin account. I submitted all the info asked for, including password. When I received the confirmation email it asked me to login with the username@centraldgr.com but refuses to accept password. Now it only asks me to change the cname records on my isp cpanel, which ofcourse they do not support.
This is all I get from Google:
We were unable to reset your password because we couldn't verify the
HTML/CNAME changes you made to domain centraldgr.com.
We have a number of useful resources in our Help Center to assist you with
uploading HTML files and/or creating CNAME records for verification purposes.
For CNAME verification, please visit:
https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ans...swer=47283
For HTML verification, please visit:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answ...swer=63026
Please note that you need to use the unique string of text that is provided to
you by Google in the automated password reset steps (ex. googlefffggghhh12345).
If you'd like to try resetting your password again, please visit the following
page in our Help Center and follow the instructions provided:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answ...swer=33561
Update:
My domain is centraldgr.com and I tried setting apps up with webmaster as the admin account. I submitted all the info asked for, including password. When I received the confirmation email it asked me to login with the username@centraldgr.com but refuses to accept password. Now it only asks me to change the cname records on my isp cpanel, which ofcourse they do not support.
This is all I get from Google:
We were unable to reset your password because we couldn't verify the
HTML/CNAME changes you made to domain centraldgr.com.
We have a number of useful resources in our Help Center to assist you with
uploading HTML files and/or creating CNAME records for verification purposes.
For CNAME verification, please visit:
https://www.google.com/support/a/bin/ans...swer=47283
For HTML verification, please visit:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answ...swer=63026
Please note that you need to use the unique string of text that is provided to
you by Google in the automated password reset steps (ex. googlefffggghhh12345).
If you'd like to try resetting your password again, please visit the following
page in our Help Center and follow the instructions provided:
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answ...swer=33561