Is there any chance that support for Bind flat files will return? I understand the various (extremely weak) arguments against it but DLZ not only sucks big time, it limits proper functionality and inter-operability, necessitating significant design changes for anything but the simplest of networks. Additionally, it doesn't work with the existing scripts many people use. I know that samba-tool can be used in scripts but due to its inadequate error checking it's incredibly easy to break the DNS. There are very good reasons why nearly every admin I know prefers flat file. Ultimately, there is nothing easier than editing in text mode and on the extremely rare occasion that an error does creep in it's ultra easy to remedy. regards, John
On 09/07/2015 06:02 PM, John Gardeniers wrote:> Is there any chance that support for Bind flat files will return? I > understand the various (extremely weak) arguments against it but DLZ > not only sucks big time, it limits proper functionality and > inter-operability, necessitating significant design changes for > anything but the simplest of networks. Additionally, it doesn't work > with the existing scripts many people use. I know that samba-tool can > be used in scripts but due to its inadequate error checking it's > incredibly easy to break the DNS. > > There are very good reasons why nearly every admin I know prefers flat > file. Ultimately, there is nothing easier than editing in text mode > and on the extremely rare occasion that an error does creep in it's > ultra easy to remedy.YOu break interoperablity with MS. Of course, see the bind list about Mark Andrew's comment about MS and EDNS. It is taking me a bit to get this figured out. I am a bit determined, and Rowland has been a great help. Next I need to see how to change the SOA TTL for my zones (with samba-tool) to turn down the time to get a reasonable zone transfer setting. And many big DNS users have left flat files for DLZ in one form or another. It is the only way they can keep up with their customers.
Hi Robert, It doesn't break compatibility with MS, unless you're talking about the RSAT DNS tool, which is a lot more cumbersome than a text editor anyway and it's pretty much assumed that if you're using Samba you're a Linux sysadmin, so not being able to use the RSAT DNS tool should not be a problem. I haven't read Mark Andrew's comment, not being on the Bind list, but I can't see how a problem with flat file is not also a problem with DLZ. After all, that's only the storage method, not the system. regards, John On 08/09/15 09:14, Robert Moskowitz wrote:> > > On 09/07/2015 06:02 PM, John Gardeniers wrote: >> Is there any chance that support for Bind flat files will return? I >> understand the various (extremely weak) arguments against it but DLZ >> not only sucks big time, it limits proper functionality and >> inter-operability, necessitating significant design changes for >> anything but the simplest of networks. Additionally, it doesn't work >> with the existing scripts many people use. I know that samba-tool can >> be used in scripts but due to its inadequate error checking it's >> incredibly easy to break the DNS. >> >> There are very good reasons why nearly every admin I know prefers >> flat file. Ultimately, there is nothing easier than editing in text >> mode and on the extremely rare occasion that an error does creep in >> it's ultra easy to remedy. > > YOu break interoperablity with MS. Of course, see the bind list about > Mark Andrew's comment about MS and EDNS. > > It is taking me a bit to get this figured out. I am a bit determined, > and Rowland has been a great help. > > Next I need to see how to change the SOA TTL for my zones (with > samba-tool) to turn down the time to get a reasonable zone transfer > setting. > > And many big DNS users have left flat files for DLZ in one form or > another. It is the only way they can keep up with their customers. > > >