Re: [cobalt-users] dns wildcards

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Benjamin Charles Tehan wrote:

> I'm trying to run wildcards on my dns server but as you all know the gui
> doesnt allow wild cards and if I manually add them the gui deletes them
> when you save changes.

> ...<stuff snipped out of middle>...

> What im wondering is does any one know how to do this arround the gui so
> it doesnt screw up my changes?

<raising hand> "I do, I do."

Two ways.

Either don't use the gui at all (I don't), or make the changes to the
"/etc/named/conf/records" file, and not to any other file and let named
use the files it wants to use.

If you insist on doing it your way, then I ask:  "How did you make sure
that named read named2.conf on configuration, and not named.conf?

If you insist on using wildcards I ask:  "Have you read what DNS and
Bind says about using wildcards?

Jeff
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