[CentOS] DNS Server and SQL backend

Fri Jul 28 16:56:08 UTC 2006
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>

Rodrigo Barbosa wrote:
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> On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 06:36:05PM +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
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>> Rodrigo Barbosa schrieb:
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>>> I think most people here use BIND as their DNS server of choise.
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>>> I just happen to have updated DLZ patch for the current bind version.
>>>
>>> DLZ patch allows you to use mysql (pgsql, ldap etc) as a backend for
>>> zone storage. I make no garantees, of course, but if anyone is interested
>>> on the patch (with or without the specfile for rpm building), please
>>> let me know.
>>>
>>> To read more about DLZ: http://bind-dlz.sourceforge.net/
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>>> Best Regards,
>>>       
>> Hi Rodrigo,
>>
>> mind you asking whether one should use your bind-dlz patch and not bind 
>> sdb? PNAELV includes SDB within the bind package on current Fedora Core 
>> and newer. Maybe you can point me to a paper?
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> I actually never heard of sdb.
> I'm not even able to find an specific URL for the project, even tho
> I've found some pages for specific drivers:
> http://www.venaas.no/ldap/bind-sdb/
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-bind/
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> I'll go and take a look at it, so I can compare.
>
> bind-dlz is far from complete. It only allow queries (no dynamic
> updating for you, unless you go directly to the database), the
> database is pretty confusing (but it can be easly improved),
> and you can't have bind configuration itself on the database.
>
> Maybe sdb will be better. I'll have to check it out.
It would seem that the SAMBA 4.0 project that is adding Active 
Directory, will have quite a bit of tying DNS and SQL.

Been a while since I looked in that direction. I only want a SAMBA NT 
domain controller.....