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This script allows you to manage the DNS zone records as well as update DNS zone SOA records.

Usage

Shell

zone_prefs.sh <command> <login_name> <options>

Where <command> is one of:


Argument

Parameter

Description

--create or -c

<zone_name>

create records on the <zone_name>

--remove or -r

<zone_name>

removes records from an existing <zone_name>

--update or -u

<zone_name>

updates SOA settings of an existing Master <zone_name>

and available <options> are are:

Argument

Parameter

Description

--record_type or -t

<A|AAAA|CAA|CNAME|NS|MX|PTR|TXT|SRV|NAPTR>

the record type

--record_status or -st

<0|1>

record status (0 is disabled, 1 is enabled)

--record_host or -o

<host>

the record host

--record_value or -v

<value>

the record value

--record_auto_cname or -autocn

<0|1>

automatically generate CNAME records; for NS records of reverse zones only

--record_services -srvcs

<services>

the record services (for NAPTR records only)

--record_order or -ord

<order>

the record order (for NAPTR records only)

--record_preference or -prf

<preference>

the record preference (for NAPTR records only)

--record_search or -srch

<search>

the record search (for NAPTR records only - the regex condition part)

--record_replace or -rpl

<replace>

the record replace (for NAPTR records only - the regex substitution part)

--record_replacement or -rpl<replace>the record replacement (for NAPTR records only)

--record_case or -ca

<'i' or '' >

the sufix of replace field (for NAPTR records only)

--record_flag or -flg

<A|S|U|P>

the record flag (for NAPTR records only)

--record_tag or -tg<'issue, 'issuewild' or 'iodef'>the record tag type (for CAA records only)
 --record_critical_flag or -cflg<0-255>the record critical flag (for CAA records only)

--record_ttl or -ttl

<ttl>

the record TTL (for NAPTR and SRV records only)

--record_service or -srv

<service>

the record service (for SRV records only)

--record_protocol or -proto

<protocol>

the record protocol (for SRV records only)

--record_priority or -prty

<priority>

the record priority (for SRV records only)

--record_weight or -wgt

<weight>

the record weight (for SRV records only)

--record_port or -prt

<port>

the record port (for SRV records only)

--record_target or -tgt

<target>

the record target (for SRV records only)

--record_opt or -p

<opt>

the record option (for MX records only)

--transfer_ip or -s

<ip>

IP to allow transfer to (for master zones only)

--master_ip or -m

<ip>

IP to allow transfer from (for slave zones only)

Zone SOA options, available only for "-u" command:

Argument

Parameter

Description

--zone_serial or -sr

<number>

Serial for DNS Zone

--zone_auto_serial or -asr

<0|1>

When this option is 1 serial will be automatically generated

--zone_refresh or -zr

<number>

Refresh time for DNS Zone

--retry_time or -rt

<number>

Retry time for DNS Zone

--expire_time or -et

<number>

Expire time for DNS Zone

--minimum_ttl or -mt

<number>

Minimum TTL for DNS Zone

--default_ttl or -dt

<number>

Default TTL for DNS Zone


Note

Use parameter values embraced by quotes or double quotes!

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In these examples, you are logged in as root and you call the scripts by their directory.

Shell
cd /usr/local/dnsmanager/bin

Add New Record

Shell
/usr/local/dnsmanager/bin/zone_prefs.sh --create "foo.bar." --record_type "A" --record_host "foo.bar." --record_value "123.213.123.123"
/usr/local/dnsmanager/bin/zone_prefs.sh --create "0/25.3.6.6.IN-ADDR.ARPA." --record_type "PTR" --record_host "10.0/25.3.6.6.IN-ADDR.ARPA."  --record_value "foo.bar."

Add New Record Using Non FQDN Hosts

Shell
/usr/local/dnsmanager/bin/zone_prefs.sh --create "foo.bar." --record_type "A" --record_host "not-fqdn" --record_value "123.213.123.123"
/usr/local/dnsmanager/bin/zone_prefs.sh --create "0/25.3.6.6.IN-ADDR.ARPA." --record_type "PTR" --record_host "11"  --record_value "foo.bar."

Add

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New NAPTR record

Shell
/usr/local/dnsmanager/bin/zone_prefs.sh --create "1.2.3.1.1.2.3.1.E164.ARPA." --record_type "NAPTR" --record_services "sip+E2U" --record_order "10" --record_preference "100" 

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--record_search "^.*$" --record_replace "sip:information@foo.bar" --record_case "i" --record_flag "u" --record_replacement "."

Add New SRV Record

Shell
/usr/local/dnsmanager/bin/zone_prefs.sh --create "foo.bar." --record_type "SRV" --record_host "test"  --record_ttl "10" --record_service "asr" --record_protocol "tcp" 

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--record_priority "4" --record_weight "10" --record_port "123" --record_target "outside2.foo.bar."

Update Zone's SOA Records

Shell
/usr/local/dnsmanager/bin/zone_prefs.sh --update "foo.bar." --zone_serial "10000" --zone_refresh "10000" --retry_time "10000"


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