RE: [cobalt-users] UPDATED!!!bind 8.3.3 patch

["Steven Young" <steven.young@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gerald Waugh's revsied instructions for patching Bind 8.3.3:-
>  Patching your bind
>  ssh to your server
>  issues su -
>  Start at 'A' or 'B'
>  A.=== If you don't have your src ===
>  cd /usr/local/src
>  mkdir bind-8.3.3
>  cd bind-8.3.3
>  wget ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind/src/8.3.3/bind-src.tar.gz
>  tar -zxvf bind-src.tar.gz
>  rm bind-src.tar.gz
>  cd src
>  B.=== if you do still have your source ===
>  cd /usr/local/src/bind-8.3.3/src (or where your source is)  
>  wget http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/patches/bind833.diff
>  patch -p0 < bind833.diff
>  make clean
>  make depend
>  make
>  make install
>  ndc restart
>  ndc status  (should show your compile date/time)
>  mine reads "named 8.3.3-REL Thu Nov 14 06:37:25 EST 2002"
> 
>  Gerald

Thanks Gerald for the excellent step by step guide.

I want to install this asap on my RaQ3, but before I do, could someone
please confirm that this shouldn't overwrite my current DNS entries?
Will I need to make a backup of my DNS entries first before installing?

Thanks,
Steven Young