[Freeipa-users] Configure also-notify for freeipa DNS zones

[Baird, Josh]

I should also note that adding "also-notify { 1.2.3.4; };" to /etc/named.conf on the IPA server does not actually trigger notifys for whatever reason.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Baird, Josh
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2015 9:35 AM
> To: freeipa-users at redhat.com
> Subject: Configure also-notify for freeipa DNS zones
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The docs state this:
> 
> "DNS slaves will transfer the whole zone periodically as is specified in zone's
> SOA record. DNS masters also send DNS NOTIFY messages to inform slaves
> about a change asynchronously."
> 
> I have a need to execute zone transfers from my IPA server(s) to non-IPA
> slaves and I would like the IPA servers to send notifies each time the zone is
> updated/reloaded (eg, the "also-notify" option in BIND).  Currently, the zone
> transfer is only executed once the refresh timer in the SOA expires.  I don't
> see an option within IPA to configure the BIND "also-notify" option.
> 
> How can I make my IPA DNS servers send notify's to my non-IPA slave
> servers so that zone transfers occur immediately after IPA zone updates?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Josh