[ale] automation program for dns creation

[Christopher Bergeron]

dude, i'm almost GIVING this to you, but you'll have to fine tune it for
your system.  With Linux everything is stored in text files (usually in the
/etc/ directory).  When you load the netconf program, all it does is ask you
things and insert them into these files.  This should probably work, but the
group will need to fine tune it (since I've had _several_ beers already, and
I just feel like giving you a jumpstart because the Linux curve was steep
for me and I want to see you succeed with it before jumping ship (and
resorting back to, acK, Win) like I almost did a few times...  (I thank
YAWEH/BUDDA/JHC/etc. that didn't happen! [and i don't even believe in her!])


1) pico /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S60network (i'm assuming sysVinit on redhat, Turbo,
etc.)
type:
      #!/bin/bash
      echo "Enter domain name that changes:"
      read name$
      echo "nameserver" dns1.name$ > /etc/resolv.conf
      echo "nameserver" dns2.name$ >> /etc/resolv.conf
      echo "domain" name$ >> /etc/resolv.conf
      echo hostmaster.name$ > /etc/mail.conf  (someone correct this
please?!)


Okay, you can't have an IP with the #256 in it like you posted in your
message... you'll have to figure something out there.  0 is your network
address and 255 is your broadcast, so your usable ip#s (on a class C are
1-254);  there is a flaw there that you'll have to figure out...

That's as much as I can give you based on what you told me... perhaps the
group will help you further (or I may sober up...)  most likely the group
will help you before I sober up.  I tried to quit drinking, but no one likes
a quitter...!

cheers,
cb




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Nguyen
To: ale at ale.org
Son
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 10:43 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Cc: James Kinney
Subject: Re: [ale] automation program for dns creation


I felt drawn when reading your post, too much to learnat once, i will learn
it step by step
may be it's too much to ask but i ask anyway
Could someone give me a sample of how to do the followings in bash, perl or
shell script
i normally type :
netconf
go to : Domain Name Server (DNS)
go to : Domain
choose Add
on Domain enter domain name (this string change everytime), i'd like to have
a prompt here
on Main Server : always 'Server.' + domain name (no change)
on Administrative Email: always an email : hostmaster.something.com (no
change)
under Name Server
    'dns1.'+domain name    (no change)
    'dns2.'+domain name    (no change)
under mail server
    domain name     (no change)
under default IPs
    255.255.25.255    (no change)
choose 'Accept'
choose 'Quit'
go to Add/Edit    Host Infomation By Domain
scroll down to the domain that's just created
choose 'Add'
here i always add 6 records
'dns1'
under IP Addrs
255.255.25.255    (no change)
choose 'Accept'
choose 'Accept'

'dns2'
under IP Addrs
255.255.25.256    (no change)
choose 'Accept'
choose 'Accept'

'imail'
on Nick name for CNAME 'server.'+domain name    (no change)
choose 'Accept'

'omail'
on Nick name for CNAME 'server.'+domain name    (no change)
choose 'Accept'

'server'
under IP Addrs
255.255.25.255    (no change)
choose 'Accept'
choose 'Accept'

'www'
under IP Addrs
255.255.25.256    (no change)
choose 'Accept'
choose 'Accept'

choose 'quit'
choose 'quit'
scroll down to 'mail delevery system (send mail)'
scroll down to 'virtual email domain'
choose 'add'
on virtual domain (fpdn)  domain main name    (no change)
on limit user inbox to (k)    10000    (no change)
choose 'Accept'
choose 'quit'
choose 'quit'
choose 'quit'
then confirm couple of changes
finished

if you find it difficult to understand pls let me know
the above procedure is passed to me, i am open to any suggestion of how to
make the above shorter or improvement that you may have

TIA

Son
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