Package: ddclient
Version: 3.7.3-4
Attached is a patch that modifies the package installation scripts for
ddclient to simplify the configuration process when selecting DynDNS as
the service.
The configuration generated will work out of the box for the vast
majority of our userbase, without the need to edit the configuration
file afterwards.
This patch allows users to use checkip.dyndns.com to retrieve their IP
address, which is recommended if the machine is behind NAT, and
automatically retrieves their host list from our site to select which
hosts to update if they choose to do so. It also runs ddclient as a
daemon if checkip is used.
This patch implements these features as options to the user, and will
fall back to the old-style configuration options if they do not select
them. It does not affect the configuration if a non-DynDNS service is
chosen. It uses wget to fetch the host list only if it is available so
that no dependency needs to be added. For the desktop-type users this
patch targets, wget will likely already be installed.
We would like to see this patch included in Debian, and eventually
Debian-based distributions to improve ease of installation for our Linux
customers.
If you have any questions, concerns, comments, or any requests for
changes in order to accept this patch, feel free to contact me.
Take care,
--
Dan McCombs
Dynamic Network Services, Inc.
www.dyndns.com
diff -Naur ddclient-3.7.3/debian/config ddclient-3.7.3-dyndns/debian/config
--- ddclient-3.7.3/debian/config 2009-01-29 09:38:35.000000000 -0500
+++ ddclient-3.7.3-dyndns/debian/config 2009-01-29 09:38:26.000000000 -0500
@@ -95,19 +95,45 @@
fi
# ask the user about the dynamic DNS names, account and interface
- db_input critical ddclient/names || true
db_input critical ddclient/username || true
db_input critical ddclient/password || true
- db_input critical ddclient/interface || true
+ db_get ddclient/service
+ # if the chosen service is dyndns, ask some extra questions. otherwise, set them to false
+ if [ $RET = "www.dyndns.com" ]; then
+ db_input critical ddclient/checkip || true
+ if [ -f /usr/bin/wget ]; then
+ db_input critical ddclient/fetchhosts || true
+ else
+ db_fset ddclient/fetchhosts seen true
+ db_set ddclient/fetchhosts false
+ fi
+ else
+ db_fset ddclient/checkip seen true
+ db_fset ddclient/fetchhosts seen true
+ db_set ddclient/checkip false
+ db_set ddclient/fetchhosts false
+ fi
+ db_go
+ db_get ddclient/checkip
+ # ask the traditional questions if the dyndns questions weren't answered true
+ if [ $RET = "false" ]; then
+ db_input critical ddclient/interface || true
+ fi
+ db_get ddclient/fetchhosts
+ if [ $RET = "false" ]; then
+ db_input critical ddclient/names || true
+ fi
db_go
# set the default mode ddclient should run in (ip-up | daemon),
# depending on the entered interface (XpppX or other)
db_get ddclient/interface
interface=$RET
+ db_get ddclient/checkip
+ checkip=$RET
- # if it is actually a ppp or related interface
- if [ -z "${interface##*ppp*}" ]; then
+ # if it is actually a ppp or related interface, and we're not using checkip
+ if [ $checkip != "true" ] && [ -z "${interface##*ppp*}" ]; then
db_fget ddclient/run_ipup seen
if [ $RET = "false" ]; then
db_set ddclient/run_ipup true
diff -Naur ddclient-3.7.3/debian/ddclient.templates ddclient-3.7.3-dyndns/debian/ddclient.templates
--- ddclient-3.7.3/debian/ddclient.templates 2009-01-29 09:38:35.000000000 -0500
+++ ddclient-3.7.3-dyndns/debian/ddclient.templates 2009-01-29 09:38:26.000000000 -0500
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
_Description: Password for dynamic DNS service:
Enter the password you use to log into the dynamic DNS service.
+Template: ddclient/checkip
+Type: boolean
+Default: true
+_Description: Find public IP using checkip.dyndns.com? (Recommended)
+ Enable this to have ddclient find your IP via the web, recommended
+ if this machine is behind a NAT.
+
Template: ddclient/interface
Type: string
_Description: Interface used for dynamic DNS service:
@@ -73,3 +80,26 @@
this. Maybe you modified the configuration file manually, thus it won't
be modified. If you want a new config file to be created, please run
"dpkg-reconfigure ddclient".
+
+Template: ddclient/fetchhosts
+Type: boolean
+Default: true
+_Description: Automatically fetch list of hosts to choose from?
+ Select this to see a list of your account's hostnames to select which to update.
+
+Template: ddclient/hostslist
+Type: multiselect
+Choices: ${choices}
+_Description: Please select the hostnames you would like to keep updated
+ Select one or more hosts to update using ddclient
+
+Template: ddclient/blankhostslist
+Type: note
+_Description: Hosts list blank, possible incorrect login information.
+ The fetched hosted list is blank. This can be caused by the following:
+ .
+ * An incorrect username or password was entered
+ * You do not have any hostnames configured in your account
+ .
+ Please check your account to be sure you have hostnames configured, then run
+ "dpkg-reconfigure ddclient" to input your username and password again.
diff -Naur ddclient-3.7.3/debian/postinst ddclient-3.7.3-dyndns/debian/postinst
--- ddclient-3.7.3/debian/postinst 2009-01-29 09:38:35.000000000 -0500
+++ ddclient-3.7.3-dyndns/debian/postinst 2009-01-29 09:38:26.000000000 -0500
@@ -35,9 +35,33 @@
db_version 2.0 || { echo "ddclient.config: \
need DebConf 2.0 or later"; exit 1; }
-
# if /etc/ddclient.conf does not exist:
if [ ! -f /etc/ddclient.conf ]; then
+ # check if we should fetch the hostlist for a dyndns account
+ db_get ddclient/fetchhosts
+ if [ $RET = "true" ]; then
+ # get the dyndns host list
+ db_get ddclient/username && username="$RET"
+ db_get ddclient/password && password="$RET"
+ hostslist=`/usr/bin/wget http://$username:$passw...@update.dyndns.com/text/gethostlist -q -O - | awk -F \: '{print $2, $4}' | sed -e "N;s/ \n/,/g" | sed -e "s/,/, /g"`
+
+ # add the list to our multichoice template, then prompt the user
+ db_subst ddclient/hostslist choices $hostslist
+ db_input critical ddclient/hostslist || true
+ db_go
+
+ # set names using the host list to write it to the config file later
+ db_get ddclient/hostslist
+ hostslist=`echo "$RET" | sed -e "s/, /,/g"`
+ db_set ddclient/names "$hostslist"
+
+ # if the hostslist was blank, let the user know some possible reasons
+ if [ -z $hostslist ]; then
+ db_input high ddclient/blankhostslist
+ db_go
+ fi
+ fi
+
# get the values from the debconf database
db_get ddclient/protocol && protocol="$RET"
db_get ddclient/server && server="$RET"
@@ -45,8 +69,15 @@
db_get ddclient/username && username="$RET"
db_get ddclient/password \
&& password=$(echo "$RET"|sed -e "s/'/\\\\'/g")
- db_get ddclient/interface && interface="$RET"
-
+ db_get ddclient/interface
+ if [ $RET ]; then
+ interface="use=if, if=$RET"
+ else
+ db_get ddclient/checkip
+ if [ $RET = "true" ]; then
+ interface="use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.com, web-skip='IP Address'"
+ fi
+ fi
# create configuration file /etc/ddclient.conf
config=`mktemp /etc/ddclient.conf.XXXXXX`
@@ -58,7 +89,7 @@
pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid
protocol=$protocol
-use=if, if=$interface
+$interface
server=$server
login=$username
password='$password'
