Re: [webmin-l] DNS Learning Experience

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 11/Dec/2008 17:18 Marconi wrote ..
> At 9:00 PM -0800 12/9/08, Jamie Cameron sent email regarding DNS :
> >On 09/Dec/2008 20:02 Marconi wrote ..
> >>  WebMin 1.441, Mac OS X 10.4.11
> >>
> >>  Is there a setting in Webmin where I can enter, one time, an IP 
> >>address to which
> >>  transfers of any zone are permitted? Or do I have to edit each 
> >>zone separately
> >>  to add an address which can request zone transfers?
> >
> >Yes - in BIND DNS Server -> Zone Defaults -> Allow transfers from.
> 
> OK, I think the problem I was having was due to a minor 
> misunderstanding on my part.
> 
> When I eliminated the per-zone allow-transfer values, Webmin left this:
> 
> 	allow-transfer {
> 		};
> 
> for each zone from which I'd deleted the IPs.
> 
> Apparently, BIND interprets this as allow NO transfers. It does not 
> revert to the zone defaults to see what IPs may transfer.
> 
> Apparently, the empty:
> 
> 	allow-transfer {
> 		};
> 
> is not eliminated unless I remember to click the "Default" button for 
> "Allow transfers from" when editing zone options.
> 
> Live and learn!

Wow, that is surprising - I didn't know BIND would behave that way
either!

 - Jamie