DNS Management Client

[Cossy Cosmas]

Does anyone know if there is a nice front end for managing DNS on a hp-ux 11 system? ie adding new hosts/ip addresses etc.

Regards,

Cossy
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[Berlene Herren]

hosts_to_named works pretty good!

Berlene

[Cossy Cosmas]

I'm sort of looking for something to manage dns on an ongoing basis.

We used the 'hosts_to_named' utility as a one off to create the initial dns environment but I didn't think that it was the sort of thing that you could use thereafter. Am I wrong ? Can you use it to add, amend or delete a single entry in DNS?

Regards,
Cossy

[Rob Mallard · Accepted solution]

You can use hosts_to_named for updates too. Just edit your /etc/hosts file and re-run the the host_to_named script. It will update your db files, including incrementing the serial number in the SOA.

One warning, if you screw up your param file and then try to fix it and run hosts_to_named again it does not necessary over write all the files the way you may expect. Best to delete all the db files (except db.cache) and start over.

[Berlene Herren]

Here, here Rob! you are correct, and this is the best utility to update your dns. Saves fat fingering the database.

Berlene

[Cossy Cosmas]

Dear Rob & Belene,

Thanks for the advice.

I guess I need to go back and read the manual.

Regards,

Cossy