From 2093a53189d51e3537a0b68b26aad8468ff52804 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jvdias Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:22:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] fix bug 171226 --- README.sdb_pgsql | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.sdb_pgsql diff --git a/README.sdb_pgsql b/README.sdb_pgsql new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c10c294 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.sdb_pgsql @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ + PGSQL BIND SDB driver + +The postgresql BIND SDB driver is of experimental status and should not be +used for production systems. + +Usage: + +o Use the named_sdb process ( put ENABLE_SDB=yes in /etc/sysconfig/named ) + +o Edit your named.conf to contain a database zone, eg. : + +zone "pgdb.net." IN { + type master; + database "pgsql bind pgdb localhost pguser pgpasswd"; + # ^- DB name ^-Table ^-host ^-user ^-password +}; + +o Create the database zone table + The table must contain the columns "name", "rdtype", and "rdata", and + is expected to contain a properly constructed zone. The program "zonetodb" + creates such a table. + + zonetodb usage: + + zonetodb origin file dbname dbtable + + where + origin : zone origin, eg "pgdb.net." + file : master zone database file, eg. pgdb.net.db + dbname : name of postgresql database + dbtable: name of table in database + + Eg. to import this zone in the file 'pgdb.net.db' into the 'bind' database + 'pgdb' table: + +--- +#pgdb.net.db: +$TTL 1H +@ SOA localhost. root.localhost. ( 1 + 3H + 1H + 1W + 1H ) + NS localhost. +host1 A 192.168.2.1 +host2 A 192.168.2.2 +host3 A 192.168.2.3 +host4 A 192.168.2.4 +host5 A 192.168.2.5 +host6 A 192.168.2.6 +host7 A 192.168.2.7 +--- + +Issue this command as the pgsql user authorized to update the bind database: + +# zonetodb pgdb.net. pgdb.net.db bind pgdb + +will create / update the pgdb table in the 'bind' db: + +$ psql -dbind -c 'select * from pgdb;' + name | ttl | rdtype | rdata +----------------+------+--------+----------------------------------------------------- + pgdb.net | 3600 | SOA | localhost. root.localhost. 1 10800 3600 604800 3600 + pgdb.net | 3600 | NS | localhost. + host1.pgdb.net | 3600 | A | 192.168.2.1 + host2.pgdb.net | 3600 | A | 192.168.2.2 + host3.pgdb.net | 3600 | A | 192.168.2.3 + host4.pgdb.net | 3600 | A | 192.168.2.4 + host5.pgdb.net | 3600 | A | 192.168.2.5 + host6.pgdb.net | 3600 | A | 192.168.2.6 + host7.pgdb.net | 3600 | A | 192.168.2.7 +(9 rows) + +I've tested exactly the above configuration with bind-sdb-9.3.1+ and it works OK. + +NOTE: If you use pgsqldb SDB, ensure the postgresql service is started before the named + service . + +USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!