Updating zones

[Gregory Hicks]

> From: Christian Robottom Reis <kiko at async.com.br>
> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:04:12 -0300
> To: Ryan McCain <Ryan.McCain at dss.state.la.us>
> Cc: bind-users at isc.org
> Subject: Re: Updating zones
> 
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 04:56:58PM -0500, Ryan McCain wrote:
> > I have 3 zones that all point to a shared.zone file via $INCLUDE.  When I 
add a new DNS record to shared.zone I now have to:
> > 
> > 1) Update the reverse zone
> > 2) Update the serial # in zone1
> > 3) Update the serial # in zone2
> > 4) Update the serial # in zone3
> 
> For the case of 2, 3 and 4, if they are truly identical you could do as
> I do and just have a master file symlinked between them.

Or point to the same file from all three zone defs.

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> Christian Robottom Reis | http://async.com.br/~kiko/ | [+55 16] 3376 0125
> 
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