diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ddns.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ddns.pm
index e477dd602..8117a3bc9 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ddns.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/ddns.pm
@@ -535,41 +535,6 @@ sub process_request {
     }
     add_or_delete_records($ctx);
 
-    # start named on boot
-    if (xCAT::Utils->isAIX())
-    {
-        #/etc/inittab
-        my $cmd = "/usr/sbin/lsitab named > /dev/null 2>&1";
-        my $rc = system("$cmd") >>8;
-        if ($rc != 0)
-        {
-            #add new entry
-            my $mkcmd = qq~/usr/sbin/mkitab "named:2:once:/usr/sbin/named > /dev/console 2>&1"~;
-            system("$mkcmd");
-            
-            my $rsp = {};
-            $rsp->{data}->[0] = "named has been enabled on boot.";
-            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", $rsp, $callback);
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        #chkconfig
-        my $cmd = "/sbin/chkconfig $service on";
-        my $outref = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$cmd", 0);
-        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
-        {
-            my $rsp = {};
-            $rsp->{data}->[0] = "Could not enable $service.";
-            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", $rsp, $callback, 1);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            my $rsp = {};
-            $rsp->{data}->[0] = "$service has been enabled on boot.";
-            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", $rsp, $callback);
-        }
-    }
     xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("DNS setup is completed", $callback);
 }
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
index 9f5f948b9..5300e9d4b 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatconfig
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ if ($::INITIALINSTALL || $::FORCE || $::UPDATEINSTALL || $::genCredentials)
 # more  config needed after xcatd start
 if ($::INITIALINSTALL || $::FORCE)
 {
+    &startnamedonboot;
     my $cmd;
     if ($::osname eq 'Linux') {
      #Zap the almost certainly wrong pxelinux.cfg file
@@ -1876,3 +1877,44 @@ sub setupMNinDB
    }
     return; 
 }
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head3    startnamedonboot 
+	
+     Configure named to start on boot
+
+=cut
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub startnamedonboot
+{
+    # start named on boot
+    if (xCAT::Utils->isAIX())
+    {
+        #/etc/inittab
+        my $cmd = "/usr/sbin/lsitab named > /dev/null 2>&1";
+        my $rc = system("$cmd") >>8;
+        if ($rc != 0)
+        {
+            #add new entry
+            my $mkcmd = qq~/usr/sbin/mkitab "named:2:once:/usr/sbin/named > /dev/console 2>&1"~;
+            system("$mkcmd");
+
+            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", "named has been enabled on boot.");
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        #chkconfig
+        my $cmd = "/sbin/chkconfig named on";
+        my $outref = xCAT::Utils->runcmd("$cmd", 0);
+        if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
+        {
+            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", "Could not enable named.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            xCAT::MsgUtils->message("I", "named has been enabled on boot.");
+        }
+    }
+}