On Sun, Mar 08, 2009 at 01:15:31PM +0000, Alexander Gattin wrote: > I do not understand why did you introduce the > AUTO_MODE at all? Probably, you wanted to help > users configuring pdnsd by making it > accomplishable through dpkg-reconfigure pdnsd? > > If so, then amount of behavoiur which is exposed > to dpkg-reconfigure pdnsd is obviously > insufficient (server_ip? proxy_only?).
Oh boy, you absolutely don't get it. I give the two most used
configurations for free, namely:
* local cache, slave to your ISP or dhcp servers, through the
resolvconf facilities ;
* local recursive cache server.
If you're not in those cases that probably match 95% of the pdnsd uses
cases, then you chose "Manual" during the install and you're done. Again
the debconf templates _TELLS YOU_ to chose Manual when you have to
change server_ip.
> On the other end, having the four configuration
> files:
> * /etc/default/pdnsd
> * /etc/pdnsd.conf
> * /usr/share/pdnsd/pdnsd-recurse.conf
> * /usr/share/pdnsd/pdnsd-resolvconf.conf
> instead of just one is very confusing.
No there are two configuration files:
* /etc/default/pdnsd
* /etc/pdnsd.conf
If you use another dns server e.g., installing pdnsd miserably fails
since it will want to bind on port 53 as well. So /etc/default/pdnsd is
required to deal with that, and have pdnsd disabled by default.
/etc/pdnsd.conf is the default configuration file.
When you're lucky enough so that the two possible builtin configuration
I did suit your needs, debconf allow you to simplify that work and do
all by itself, touching only /etc/default/pdnsd.
It's dead simple, not confusing at all. Many pdnsd users don't know
about DNS at all, they just know their ISP DNS suck, and they want an
easy install. That's what I provide. If you're using kvm or needing
server_ip/proxy_only settings, then you should know about DNS, and are
an advanced user, you should do it all by yourself and chose Manual.
Full stop.
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