Search Again: OT: Admin''g BIND from command line [was Re: Moving from QDNS 3.5.3 (OS9) to BIND on OSX] From: andrew Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 Time: 10:20:04 am > From andrew, received 19/1/04, 9:23 -0500 (GMT): > >> I'm amazed that anyone would need a script to admin a slave...even the > >> most command-line-phobic > > I'm have chronic command-line-phobia ;) > > > ...and I'd like to also mention that QDNS is a great product for the > > command-line-phobic! > > Yes QDNS is phenomenally good, my only problem is cost (the cost to > upgrade 3.5.3 and get licences for 2 slaves), this year I am having > to focus on costs a lot more and with BIND being free on OSX that's > one area where I can keep costs down You could buy a used copy of "DNS and BIND" by Cricket Liu (O'Reilly) and you will be able to follow along pretty easily (it's also an interesting read into the history of DNS). Do not fear the command line. Knowledge of the command line is power over your server. BIND is very easy to administer from any text editor (GUI and non). The learning curve is minimal. > (with the trade-off of having to > do more work of course). Once you get into the flow of updating the config files, it's not that much more work...yes you can make errors, but if you immediately check your log after reloading BIND, you will catch any errors that you made.

Messages In This Thread: OT: Admin''g BIND from command line [was Re: Moving from QDNS 3.5.3 (OS9) to BIND on OSX] by andrew on Jan 19, 2004 at 10:20:04 am