nsd users - Mar 2023 - NSD zone file GENERATE directive

Hi Robert,

NSD doesn't understand the GENERATE directive. You'll have to create 
your zone files using a script or template engine.

Regards,
Anand

On 20/03/2023 16:29, Robert Blayzor via nsd-users wrote:
> BIND has a handy feature $GENERATE directive in zone files that allows 
> you to handle large ranges of things like PTR/A records without having 
> to actually create long lists in very large zonefiles.
> 
> This was handy for things like IPv4/v6 PTR's and matching A/AAAA
records
> for large dynamic hosts, etc.
> 
> 
> Does NSD support any type of range generation such at this?
>

On 3/20/23 13:41, Anand Buddhdev via nsd-users wrote:
> Hi Robert,
> 
> NSD doesn't understand the GENERATE directive. You'll have to
create
> your zone files using a script or template engine.

Understood but certainly not helpful with large dynamic IPv6 PTR's...

Not that dynamic hosts NEED PTR's, but would still be nice to have.

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