[Pdns-users] New to PowerDNS

[Aki Tuomi]

On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 03:02:45PM +0100, Jorge Bastos wrote:
> Howdy,
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> 
> I'm new to powerdns, and I have two question.
> 
> Install/conf is fine, it's all OK.
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> I'm moving from MyDNS 'cause of the outdated code and lack of
> features/maint, so I have to questions:
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> .         After adding records to the database, how much time after will
> pdns responds with the new records? Is this configurable?
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> .         Is there an example of the records to create a domain+records,
> plus DNSSEC information? I have my own custom webinterface and I need to
> insert the records from there, so need to confirm that I'm inserting the
> right data on the tabled.
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> Thanks in advanced,
> 
> Jorge Bastos,
>

It takes very little time for powerdns to pick up the changes. Adding records
is backend specific, but assuming you are using mysql backend (gmysql), you
can use the schema at 

http://doc.powerdns.com/html/generic-mypgsql-backends.html#idp62194400

This will also show you how to insert records.

To enable DNSSEC, first set gmysql-dnssec=yes in configuration, then run

pdnssec secure-zone your.zone

This will create the necessary DNSSEC information for live signing. You can
verify the changes with

pdnssec show-zone your.zone

this will also show you the DS and DNSKEY records you need for upstream. 

If you are importing existing DNSSEC keys, use import-zone-key (see pdnssec 
help for more information)

Then after you have changed something in the zone, run

pdnssec rectify-zone your.zone

It is not necessary for all changes, but it's easier to not forget it if you 
do it always after a change. 

Regards, 
Aki Tuomi

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