> > > > > On 24/06/13 8:54 PM, Jeremy Visser wrote: > > > On 24/06/13 09:40, James Harper wrote: > > >> The DNS on our network is managed by windows domain controllers. I > > >> have been managing entries for Linux machines manually but with IPv6 > > >> it's getting painful. > > >> > > >> Is there a daemon or script that can do this for me? Google hasn't > > >> given me any answers yet... > > > Just successfully used `nsupdate` for this purpose. > > > > > > On the Windows DNS Manager, right-click the zone, hit Properties, and > > > allow "nonsecure and secure" updates. > > > > > > Then, I could just use `nsupdate` like so from my Linux box: > > > > > > $ nsupdate > > > > server drinian > > > > update add blah.lolcats.local. 120 aaaa 2001:db8::1 > > > > send > > > > quit > > > > > > Which then appeared on the Windows zone file. > > Yep that rings a bell. I know I had done that in the past, but it's > > been years and I had forgotten, but you've just refreshed my memory. > > Yep that should work like a charm. :) > > > > I'm sure it will work, but turning off the option that protects your DNS from > unsecured updates hardly seems like a good idea... >
Hmm... it seems that nsupdate actually does support the gss-tsig authentication that windows likes, so the following appears to work: # kinit <username> <password> # nsupdate > server dnsserver > gsstsig > update add host.domain. 86400 IN A 1.2.3.4 > send > quit # nslookup host.domain Name: host.domain Address: 1.2.3.4 (obviously that's the abridged version, but the commands are what I typed) Further investigation required... Thanks for the hint! James _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
