[Pdns-users] PowerDNS - Remote Backend - "Fatal error: Trying to set unexisting parameter 'remote-connection-string'" - CentOS release 6.5 (Final)

Aki Tuomi cmouse at youzen.ext.b2.fi
Mon May 12 11:59:53 UTC 2014


Hi Aleksander, 

I'm afraid you've misunderstood how it works. RemoteBackend does not listen
for connections, it makes them. If you are using HTTP connector, you are 
expected to set-up listener to the URL yourself, which remotebackend connects
to. 

Aki

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 01:37:19PM +0200, Aleksandar Bakalov wrote:
> Hi Aki,
> 
> Thank you for your answer.
> Your suggestion did in fact remove the error 'Trying to set
> unexisting parameter'.
> 
> However remote backend is not running even when I set up the
> launch=gmysql,remote.
> 
> Which service should listen at port 63636 which is defined as remote
> backend port?
> (When I check using the '#lsof -Pnl +M -i4' it seems that no service
> is listening at that port).
> 
> Whenever I call http connector using urls as described in
> (http://doc.powerdns.com/html/remotebackend.html) I receive 'Unable
> to connect to remote host'.
> 
> Regards,
> Aleksandar
> 
> On 24-04-2014 10:58, Aki Tuomi wrote:
> >RemoteBackend is a backend, and thus needs to be launched:
> >
> >launch=gmysql,remote
> >
> >Aki
> >
> >On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 08:45:15AM +0200, Aleksandar Bakalov wrote:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I use PowerDns 3.3.1. on CentOS 6.5.
> >>The PowerDns service works ok.
> >>
> >>When I add the 'remote-connection-string' to the pdns.conf I get the
> >>"Fatal error: Trying to set unexisting parameter
> >>'remote-connection-string'".
> >>What could be the reason for this?
> >>
> >>My pdns.conf looks like this:
> >>
> >># MySQL
> >>launch=gmysql
> >>gmysql-host=127.0.0.1
> >>gmysql-dbname=pdns
> >>gmysql-user=root
> >>gmysql-password=*******
> >>webserver=yes
> >>webserver-address=127.0.0.1
> >>webserver-port=8081
> >>remote-connection-string=http:url=http://localhost:63636/dns
> >>
> >>I have all the ports opened just to be sure it isn't due to closed ports.
> >>
> >>English is not my native language; please excuse typing errors.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Aleksandar
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> 
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> ---
> *Aleksandar Bakalov, MSc*
> Software developer | Alas, doo.
> <http://www.alasdoo.com/>
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