[bind10-dev] grouping configuration commands

[Stephen Morris]

On 22 Oct 2010, at 01:18, Jerry Scharf wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am starting to dig deeper into configuration and am looking to come up with some useful grouping of the kinds of things that aren't zone data.
> 
> First, is there a place to get a list of the configuration options that each module offers?
> 
> Second, I am trying to think if there is any natural way of grouping things together functionally rather than by module. Here are some of examples I have thought of so far:
> 
> List of modules/versions to run on the server
> Logging
> Stats
> resource limits
> server database/library info
> server access lists
> 
> Any thoughts from people on natural groupings of configuration items?

It might be useful to look at

* http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-dnsop-name-server-management-reqs-04
* http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-dickinson-dnsop-nameserver-control-01

The former concerns the generalised requirements for managing nameservers, and the latter is a first attempt at developing a nameserver control protocol (NSCP).  Part of NSCP development involves trying to group nameserver control parameters in a coherent way. It might suggest some ideas; conversely, if you have any suggestions, please feed them back to the document's authors.

Stephen