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*** README for DNSD ***
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Copyright (c) 2005/2006 by Norbert Freudemann
<nofreude@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>
For copyright information, see the file COPYING which comes with
the distribution.
RUNNING THE NAMESERVER:
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1) Install SCSH, SUnet and SUnterlib
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For instructions see www.scsh.net
2) The configuration
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There is a folder etc/ containing the files
dnsd-options.scm
dnsd-zones.scm
dnsd-pre.scm
dnsd-post.scm
and some additional masterfile-examples.
You can copy this files to a directory of your liking
or simply use the given path (from the SUnet-installation).
Either way, the path will be called <path-to-options>.
You can customize the files:
2.1) dnsd-options.scm
Options for DNSD. Open the file for documentation.
2.2) dnsd-zones.scm
Add/remove zones to DNSD. Documentation is included in the file.
2.3) dnsd-pre.scm / dnsd-post.scm
You can customize the behaviour of query-processing within these
two files.
3) Run SCSH:
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Load the CML-API from SUnterlib and SUnet.
> scsh -lel cml/load.scm -lel sunet/load.scm
4) SCSH-REPL:
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>,in dnsd
Start DNSD with
dnsd> (dnsd-start)
if the current working-directory is <path-to-options> or else use
dnsd> (dnsd-start <path-to-options>)
5) While running DNSD:
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* Reload the file dnsd-options.scm with the POSIX-signal USR1.
* Reload the file dnsd-zones.scm with the POSIX-signal USR2.
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