[Samba] multiple dns forwarders

Chris Smith smb_77 at chrissmith.org
Wed Mar 19 13:55:13 MDT 2014


Why not use Unbound as a cache for the network? It's a validating,
recursive, caching DNS resolver that's quite flexible. Can setup as
many forwarders as you like or have it resolve from the root servers.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Marc Muehlfeld <samba at marc-muehlfeld.de> wrote:
> Am 19.03.2014 19:48, schrieb steve:
>
>>> How you switch the backends, you can find in the general DNS HowTo:
>>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/DNS#Changing_the_DNS_backend
>>>
>> Never knew it existed. 'Publicise' it on the bind howto?
>
> There are a lot of information in the HowTos. And all stuff I wrote, I had
> linked on the main pages (most on https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba).
> Often visit the Wiki. It's growing. :-)
>
> I don't think this should go to the BIND HowTo. The general DNS HowTo is a
> better place for that. But I've added a link in the BIND HowTo to it.
>
>
>
>
>
>>> What do you mean with "permissions to allow bind access to stuff under
>>> private"?
>>
>>
>> We just explained: after samba_upgradedns all files under private were
>> root:root
>
>
> - Currently I have a BIND backend.
> - The files in /usr/local/samba/private/dns/sam.ldb.d/ belong to group named
> (This was done on provisioning).
> - I switch over to internal. group is still named.
> - I set root:root to all of that files
> - Switch back to bind backend.
> - Group is set to named automatically when I run samba_upgradedns.
>
> See:
> https://cpaste.org/pkrvtsdp9
>
>
> So I can't follow you. Or do you mean something else?
>
>
> Regards,
> Marc
>
>
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