[Freeipa-devel] IPA install with DNS

[Rob Crittenden]

Jenny Galipeau wrote:
> Dmitri Pal wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Rob I think it is time for us to put down some writeup about the DNS,
>> /etc/hosts, static and dynamic IPs etc.
>> It seems there is a lot of confusion and uncertainty. Please create a
>> page. It should describe how with the current IPA software someone can
>> achieve the following:
>>
>> 1) Setup IPA as a new DNS server and host name different from the actual
>> current host name
>> What is the sequence of operations? What needs to be in the /etc/hosts?
>> Give examples
>>
>> 2) Same but in the case of other DNS server present
>> ...
>>
>> 3) Replica installation
>>
>> Please add examples of the contents of the hosts file, command line etc.
>> These are just examples of the use cases, there are definitely more. I
>> hope Michael will help to come with the scenarios we need to describe.
>>
>> I will open a ticket for this work.
>>
>> Also looking closely at our setup: why do we need IP address argument?
>> Is it ever used anywhere? Where and why? Is it just to create a DNS
>> entry? Is so man page should probably explain that it is used only in
>> case DNS is installed. Anywhere else?
>> I agree we should do the IP address validation and it should support
>> both IPv4 & IPv6.
>>
> Has there been any traction on this?
> Thanks
> Jenny
>

Not really, I haven't had a chance to start it yet. I added a small 
blurb as the result of some of Michael's research in one of his bugs but 
that's it.

rob