On Wed, 2013-10-09 at 13:22 -0700, Scott Goodwin wrote: > When I run: > # samba_upgradedns --dns-backend=BIND9_DLZ > I get the following: > lpcfg_load: refreshing parameters from /etc/samba/smb.conf > params.c:pm_process() - Processing configuration file "/etc/samba/smb.conf" > Reading domain information > lpcfg_load: refreshing parameters from /etc/samba/smb.conf > params.c:pm_process() - Processing configuration file "/etc/samba/smb.conf" > DNS accounts already exist > No zone file /var/lib/samba/private/dns/MYDOMAIN.COM.zone > DNS records will be automatically created > DNS partitions already exist > Adding dns-earl account > See /var/lib/samba/private/named.conf for an example configuration include > file for BIND > and /var/lib/samba/private/named.txt for further documentation required for > secure DNS updates > Finished upgrading DNS > > What does the line "No zone file > /var/lib/samba/private/dns/MYDOMAIN.COM.zone" mean? Or rather, I know what > it means, but what is the file itself supposed to do? > In all the Samba4 documentation, I don't see any indication on where this > file is supposed to be created. I even see references here: > https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Dns-backend_bind#Interaction_with_AppArmor_or_SELinux > (the > SELinux settings) where this file is mentioned, but no other indication > anywhere on what its purpose is, or what should be in it. I mean, > obviously, it's a zone file, but for what? Aren't the zones kept in the tdb > files now? Is this a relic from the BIND9_FLATFILE backend, and the > documentation hasn't been updated?
Patches to the script to clarify this most welcome. A script that was originally only for upgrades from FLATFILE to DLZ was extended, and it should now check for the partition first, before looking for a flat-file. Certainly it shouldn't suggest it is re-generating DNS when it won't do that. Andrew Bartlett -- Andrew Bartlett http://samba.org/~abartlet/ Authentication Developer, Samba Team http://samba.org -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
