NSUpdate : manual update of zone

[Kevin Darcy]

Zorglub wrote:

> Kevin Darcy <kcd at daimlerchrysler.com> wrote in
> news:9shtsl$dds at pub3.rc.vix.com:
>
> >> 2) If yes, what kind of tool can I use to avoid command line use of
> >> nsupdate ?
> >
> > The Net::DNS Perl module has Dynamic Update capabilities. Of course,
> > you can put any frontend you want on nsupdate or any other Dynamic
> > Update client. If you're willing to invest a little time and effort
> > into frontending, there's no reason you *have* to run nsupdate from the
> > command-line. All of my zones are maintained via Dynamic Update, but I
> > _rarely_ have to run nsupdate from the command-line...
>
> But in that case how do you update your zones ? I mean simply adding a A
> record that will never be updated ? Do you use your own front-end ?
> In my case some records are concerned by dynamic updates some not.

Yes, my web-based frontend, with a Dynamic Update backend, is used for
almost all changes.


- Kevin