[Freeipa-devel] [PATCH] 0085 Register client into DNS on install

[Simo Sorce]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:12:56 -0500
Rob Crittenden <rcritten at redhat.com> wrote:

> Simo Sorce wrote:
> > On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:53:52 -0500
> > Simo Sorce<ssorce at redhat.com>  wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:34:30 -0500
> >> Simo Sorce<ssorce at redhat.com>  wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> If DNS Updates are available then try to register the ip address
> >>> as determined by connecting to the ipa server.
> >>>
> >>> This allows also the creation of the DNS A record if none was
> >>> available before, which means you can add clients without having
> >>> to pre-register them in the DNS.
> >>>
> >>> Fixes #935
> >>>
> >>> Simo.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Forgot to add rpm dependency on bind-utils for the client package.
> >>
> >> New patch attached.
> >
> > After discussing a bit dns updates with Rob and Stephen on IRC here
> > it is a third patch that adds a --enable-dns-updates option.
> >
> > Dns updates are performed only if this options is enabled or no
> > entry exists in DNS at all for the host.
> >
> > If the option is enabled sssd is also configured to keep updating
> > the DNS during the life of the machine so that IP changes (laptops,
> > dhcp, etc..) are recorded in DNS properly.
> >
> > Simo.
> 
> Ack, works for me.

Thanks,
pushed to master.

Simo.

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Simo Sorce * Red Hat, Inc * New York