On 1 Oct 2008, at 14:24, Michael Stauber wrote:
> smbind is a PHP based tool to administer Bind nameserver entries.
Yes, I know, I've used it on other distros :-)
> So yeah, there will be conflicts:
>
> The DNS GUI for BlueQuartz rewrites the DNS entries entirely every
> time you use the DNS management and commit a change.
>
> So if you use smbind, you better not touch the DNS modules built into
> the BlueQuartz GUI, or it will overwrite any changes that you made
> through smbind.
This was my main concern.
> Another alternative instead of smbind and Bind:
>
> MyDNS and MyDNSconfig.
>
> MyDNS is a small DNS server which stores the DNS records in a MySQL
> database.
>
> Sounds silly? It ain't so.
Absolutely, it's the only sensible way to manage DNS in my
opinion.
[..]
> Also: Backing up or restoring DNS records is as simple as doing
>a mysqldump or restoring one.
All our mysql databases are backed up off-site nightly by
automysqlbackup.pl - so in the event of anything very nasty
happening, we can almost instantly recover all services.
> At the worst your MySQL records can be edited directly with phpMyAdmin
> as well, which is nice for mass IP address changes and therelike.
This is exactly why having dns managed from a database is the
only logical way to maintain them :-)
> I have a package for BlueQuartz that installs MyDNS and MyDNSconfig in
> one go and also disables the onboard Bind on a BlueQuartz. Aside from
> myself a few clients of mine are using it as well and it has saved
> them quite a few hassles in their DNS management.
Sounds like a very good alternative to smbind. Where is it?