samba - Sep 2016 - dnsupdate_nameupdate_done - Failed DNS update

On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:38:35 +0100
Jonathan Hunter via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> OK, the code from samba_dnsupdate :
> nsupdate_cmd = lp.get('nsupdate command')
> [....]
>         cmd = nsupdate_cmd[:]
>         cmd.append(tmpfile)
>         ret = subprocess.call(cmd, shell=False, env=env)
> 
> And
> $ sudo /usr/local/samba/bin/samba-tool testparm
> --parameter-name=nsupdate\ command
> /usr/bin/nsupdate -g
> 
> But, I don't have anything called nsupdate anywhere on my machine,
> which I guess is the problem.
> $ find / -name nsupdate 2>/dev/null
> $
> 
> I thought that nsupdate was something for using BIND, not internal
> DNS; maybe I'm wrong there.
> 
Well, wrong and right ;-)
Wrong, in that you need it for the updates and right that it comes from
Bind.

You need to install it, it is called bind9utils on debian.

Rowland

(I just realised I was top-posting because I'm using gmail here.. apologies
:) )
On 23 September 2016 at 17:49, Rowland Penny via samba <
samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:38:35 +0100
> Jonathan Hunter via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> > $ sudo /usr/local/samba/bin/samba-tool testparm
> > --parameter-name=nsupdate\ command
> > /usr/bin/nsupdate -g
> >
> > But, I don't have anything called nsupdate anywhere on my machine,
> > which I guess is the problem.
> > $ find / -name nsupdate 2>/dev/null
> > $
>
> Well, wrong and right ;-)
> Wrong, in that you need it for the updates and right that it comes from
> Bind.
>
> You need to install it, it is called bind9utils on debian.
>
Hmm. I just installed bind9utils but it doesn't come with
/usr/bin/nsupdate.. However I then found the 'dnsutils' package, which
does! :) (debian jessie)

I can now successfully run "/usr/local/samba/sbin/samba_dnsupdate
--verbose"!

Well, I say successfully - I am now getting many "tsig verify failure"
errors - but I'm further forward at least :) I'm sure I have seen much
on
the list and on the wiki regarding these errors, so when I get back later
on I will try to figure those out..

The first error has been found, at least - and I will add the 'dnsutils'
package to my other DCs also, as well as my build notes :)

Many thanks

Jonathan

-- 
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research,
would it?"
      - Albert Einstein

On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:12:32 +0100
Jonathan Hunter via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> (I just realised I was top-posting because I'm using gmail here..
> apologies :) )
> On 23 September 2016 at 17:49, Rowland Penny via samba <
> samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:38:35 +0100
> > Jonathan Hunter via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> > > $ sudo /usr/local/samba/bin/samba-tool testparm
> > > --parameter-name=nsupdate\ command
> > > /usr/bin/nsupdate -g
> > >
> > > But, I don't have anything called nsupdate anywhere on my
machine,
> > > which I guess is the problem.
> > > $ find / -name nsupdate 2>/dev/null
> > > $
> >
> > Well, wrong and right ;-)
> > Wrong, in that you need it for the updates and right that it comes
> > from Bind.
> >
> > You need to install it, it is called bind9utils on debian.
> >
> 
> Hmm. I just installed bind9utils but it doesn't come with
> /usr/bin/nsupdate.. However I then found the 'dnsutils' package,
which
> does! :) (debian jessie)
> 
> I can now successfully run "/usr/local/samba/sbin/samba_dnsupdate
> --verbose"!
> 
> Well, I say successfully - I am now getting many "tsig verify
failure"
> errors - but I'm further forward at least :) I'm sure I have seen
> much on the list and on the wiki regarding these errors, so when I
> get back later on I will try to figure those out..
> 
> The first error has been found, at least - and I will add the
> 'dnsutils' package to my other DCs also, as well as my build notes
:)
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Jonathan
> 
OOPS, I knew it ended in 'utils', I just got it mixed up with dnsutils,
sorry.

Rowland