[Freeipa-devel] IPA install with DNS

[Jenny Galipeau]

Dmitri Pal wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Rob I think it is time for us to put down some writeup about the DNS,
> /etc/hosts, static and dynamic IPs etc.
> It seems there is a lot of confusion and uncertainty. Please create a
> page. It should describe how with the current IPA software someone can
> achieve the following:
>
> 1) Setup IPA as a new DNS server and host name different from the actual
> current host name
> What is the sequence of operations? What needs to be in the /etc/hosts?
> Give examples
>
> 2) Same but in the case of other DNS server present
> ...
>
> 3) Replica installation
>
> Please add examples of the contents of the hosts file, command line etc.
> These are just examples of the use cases, there are definitely more. I
> hope Michael will help to come with the scenarios we need to describe.
>
> I will open a ticket for this work.
>
> Also looking closely at our setup: why do we need IP address argument?
> Is it ever used anywhere? Where and why? Is it just to create a DNS
> entry? Is so man page should probably explain that it is used only in
> case DNS is installed. Anywhere else?
> I agree we should do the IP address validation and it should support
> both IPv4 & IPv6.
>
>   
Has there been any traction on this?
Thanks
Jenny

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