detect if zone/s is frozen

[/dev/rob0]

On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 09:24:00PM +0000, Mike Hoskins (michoski) wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: /dev/rob0 <rob0 at gmx.co.uk>
> >On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 12:31:08PM -0700, Justin T Pryzby wrote:
> >> Is there a nice way to tell if any zone is frozen (or a
> >> specific zone)?  I'm hoping to implement a nagios check, since
> >> I have several times gotten distracted while making an update,
> >> and forgot to "thaw"ed the zone until something odd happens
> >> later on.
> >
> >I would suggest that if you're making much use of rndc freeze, 
> >YDIW. Consider using nsupdate(8) to make your changes.
> 
> True, but I just setup two new networks where the tenants wanted 
> exactly this capability...so use cases exist.

Oh I know that use cases exist. But these are people who don't want 
to accept the new paradigm in the time of DNSSEC and beyond. That's 
what I'm suggesting: shift the paradigm. :)

There are other side benefits of maintaining a dynamic zone the 
"proper" way: you get IXFR, for historical data and shorter, faster 
transfer to slaves.

And for the OP, this would seem to solve his problem: never freeze, 
never worry about whether or not a zone is frozen. :)
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