[Server-devel] adding custom dns entries on XS

[Jerry Vonau]

On Tue, 2009-03-17 at 09:40 -0400, Daniel Drake wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We'd like to add a custom DNS entry on the XS to override
> updates.laptop.org to point it at another address (where we'll serve
> antitheft/lease data for paraguay).
> I have got it working as follows:
> 
> I modified /etc/named-xs.conf and I added this section inside the
> "internal" view:
> 
> zone "updates.laptop.org" {
>   type master;
>   file "ulo.db";
> };
> 
> /var/named-xs/ulo.db contains
> 
> @ IN SOA 172.18.0.1. admin.paraguayeduca.org. (
>                         200903171	; serial, todays date + todays serial #
>                         8H              ; refresh, seconds
>                         2H              ; retry, seconds
>                         4W              ; expire, seconds
>                         1D )            ; minimum, seconds
>   IN NS 172.18.0.1.
>   IN A 1.2.3.4
> 
> where 1.2.3.4 is the IP that it will redirect too.
> 
> This is working, but it's ugly. Changes will be lost next time the XS
> configs are updated/regenerated. Can anyone suggest a better way to do
> this?
> 

Guess you missed the part in the README about using an ".in" template to
make your local changes stick between updates. On a different note, you
could also use iptables to redirect traffic headed towards
"updates.laptop.org", kind of like the rule used for squid, just a bit
different.

Jerry






> Thanks,
> Daniel
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