Variables in named.conf?
Bill Larson
wllarso at swcp.com
Tue Apr 18 14:59:09 UTC 2006
On Apr 18, 2006, at 8:47 AM, Ronni Jensen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to define variables of some kind in named.conf to use
> with address lists.
>
> Example: also-notify {10.10.10.2;10.10.10.3;10.10.10.4;};
>
> Instead of having to change these addresses at a later time, it would
> be
> nice to do something like:
>
> $notify-servers {10.10.10.2;10.10.10.3;10.10.10.4;};
>
> And then:
>
> also-notify {$notify-servers};
>
> Is something like this possible?
Is there something wrong with using access control lists, or ACLs? I
think that this will provide the same functionality as you are looking
for. Take a look at the BIND Administrator's Reference Manual (ARM)
that comes with the BIND sources. The "DNS & BIND" book also has
information about this.
Bill Larson
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