Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of add_special_dns_records


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Timestamp:
Jul 25, 2012, 9:00:00 PM (13 years ago)
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Daniel Kahn Gillmor
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    11= How do I add special DNS records? =
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    3 The Members Control Panel cannot add all types of DNS records. As members request special DNS records, we should change the Control Panel to enable them. However, in the meantime, you can add special records by modifying the /etc/tinydns/root/special-records file by hand.
     3The Members Control Panel cannot add all types of DNS records. As members request special DNS records, we should change the Control Panel to enable them. However, in the meantime, you can add special records by modifying the `viewsic.mayfirst.org:/etc/tinydns/root/special-records' file by hand.  When you're done editing the file, you can push the records live with:
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    5 This file lives on `viewsic.mayfirst.org`
     5{{{
     6cd /etc/tinydns/root && make
     7}}}
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    79If you need to add SRV records it's slightly more complicated. There's a [http://www.chucksquared.com/TinyDNS.aspx good explanation of how to do it] and a easy to use [http://www.anders.com/projects/sysadmin/djbdnsRecordBuilder/#SRV auto generator].