BIND 8.3.1 Question (Converting Slave to Master)

[Kevin Darcy]

You'd just extend the script to handle multiple zones instead of just one, right, e.g. put everything in a big
outer loop? Or am I misunderstanding your question?


- Kevin

luis.guzman at us.socgen.com wrote:

> Great! Thanks for the fast response.  Once the server is converted as a
> primary,  is there any way that i can make it authoritative for the
> multiple domains so that i may be modify all zone files locally?
>
>
>                       Nate Campi
>                       <nate at campin.net>        To:       Luis GUZMAN/us/socgen at socgen
>                                                cc:       comp-protocols-dns-bind at isc.org
>                       07/05/2002 02:12         Subject:  Re: BIND 8.3.1 Question (Converting Slave to Master)
>                       PM
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 08:06:25AM -0400, luis.guzman at us.socgen.com wrote:
> >
> > What I'd like to do is (if all primaries
> > were to fail) convert that server as a master for all the domains for
> which
> > it pulls as a secondary.  Does anyone have suggestions for the simplest
> > ways to accomplish this?  Can i somehow configure it to be master for all
> > (SOA for multiple domains)???  For the conversion to master i see several
> > tasks so far i will have to perform:
> >
> > 1 - Add the SOA headers to all the secondary Zone files
>
> The SOA record is in the slave zone files, look yourself and you'll see.
>
> > My intention is to automate these tasks via a shell script.  All
> > suggestions/comments are greatly appreciated :)
>
> There are plenty of examples of converting a conf file from a BIND
> server acting as a master to a one suitable for a slave:
>
>  http://isp-lists.isp-planet.com/isp-dns/0202/msg00021.html,
>  http://www.isc.org/ml-archives/bind-users/1999/11/msg01057.html,
>  http://www.campin.net/DNS/index.html
>
> Changing one to do the opposite would be simple.
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