Moving an AD Zone from Windows to BIND

bsfinkel at anl.gov bsfinkel at anl.gov
Thu Jul 23 20:06:58 UTC 2009


This is not really a BIND-related question, but I thought that maybe
some people on this list can point me in the right direction.
Maybe someone has already done what I need to do.

I have one zone

     xxx.yyy.example.com

that is on a Windows DNS server, completely under the control of
Windows.  This zone is slaved on my BIND servers.  Within these zones
are the AD records

     ForestDNSZones.xxx.yyy.example.com
     DomainDNSZones.xxx.yyy.example.com
     _msdcs.xxx.yyy.example.com
     _sites.xxx.yyy.example.com
     _tcp.xxx.yyy.example.com
     _udp.xxx.yyy.example.com

What I need is a procedure that I can use to move the base zone

     xxx.yyy.example.com

to BIND, while keeping the six AD zones on the Windows DNS Server.
If I were to define the six AD zones on the Windows DNS Server,
would the SRV, CNAME, and other AD records move to the new zones
automatically?  I have no problem taking the zone file on one of my
BIND slaves, removing the AD records, adding delegations for the six
AD zones, and making this file into a master.

The reason I need this is DNSSEC, which will not work on MS dynamic
zones.  If I can split the non-AD piece of the zone into BIND, I
will have solved my problem, as the six AD zones do not have to be
accessible from off-site, and thus I will not have to sign them.
Thanks.
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