Search Again: Re: QuickDNS & Bind & hidden primary From: Men & Mice Support Date: Friday, April 6, 2001 Time: 1:57:14 pm At 9:25 PM +0200 4/6/01, Dale wrote: >Hello all, > >My DNS is currently provided by my co-location host on QDNS. I also >own QDNS and just upgraded to the 3.01 (in annticipation of 3.5 on >Mac OS X). > >What I would like to do is create a hidden primary on my mail server >which is currently running SuSE PPC Linux. It will later this year >migrate to Mac OS X (Server?) > >What I would like to do before that time is get copies of all of my >zone files and export them such that I can build BIND zone file(s?). >Then my co-location provider can be secondaries which will allow me >to make changes without bothering them. Once QDNS 3.5 is out and I >swap the OS on my machine things will be much easier. I just need >some help getting to the intermediate step. > >What do I need to do to accomplish this? Once your colo provider sends you your zone files, use the new beta version for Mac OS (both Remote and Manager), along with a script I've already written (Export Server Configuration). The script will do the following: - Export all zones to BIND format. - Create a text file that can be copied and pasted into '/etc/named.conf' to configure the server for all zones. You'll have to convert linebreaks first, though - BBEdit Lite does this easily. I'm currently working on an import script as well. These two scripts together will then make it possible to easily migrate a QuickDNS server from one platform to another, regardless of server type. When you want the script, just mail me off-list. ____________________________________________________________________ Chris Buxton Men & Mice cbuxton@menandmice.com We Make DNS Easy!

Messages In This Thread: QuickDNS & Bind & hidden primary by Dale on Apr 6, 2001 at 12:29:21 pm Re: QuickDNS & Bind & hidden primary by Men & Mice Support on Apr 6, 2001 at 1:57:14 pm