DNSSEC and upgrading/restoring

[Thomas Schulz]

> Asking again, in a different and more generic form: When rebuilding a
> bind 9.9.4 server running DNSSEC with auto maintain, are there any steps
> I need to take beyond just backing up /var/named/etc/namedb (this is on
> FreeBSD) and restoring?
> 
> This server is authoritative and primary, and has slaves for multiple
> domains.
> 
> I'm concerned about keeping keys, serial numbers, and any other dynamic
> info in sync.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> dn

This may not apply to FreeBSD, but you should backup the main named.conf
if it is in some other directory than /var/named/etc/namedb. On my system
(Solaris) named.conf and a key file for managed keys for the root are in
/etc.

Tom Schulz
Applied Dynamics Intl.
schulz at adi.com