Replacing FreeBSD Base System's BIND
Hi, After installing FreeBSD 8.2, I noticed it's using BIND 9.6 but in ports collection there is newer versions 9.7 and 9.8. I'd like to know if there is any advantages in upgrading BIND to 9.8 instead of using the base install version. I'd really appreciate if you can give me some hints of the best way to do it for future needs while retaining all the advantages of the base install configuration. I found this article on the net " http://static.closedsrc.org/articles/dn-articles/bind9.html"; but it's seems to be outdated * PS: I'm new FreeBSD convert user coming from Linux world :) -- * *Iqbal Aroussi* *+212 665 025 032* *iq...@aroussi.name* ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Replacing FreeBSD Base System's BIND
On 16/12/2011 10:04, Iqbal Aroussi wrote: > After installing FreeBSD 8.2, I noticed it's using BIND 9.6 but in ports > collection there is newer versions 9.7 and 9.8. > I'd like to know if there is any advantages in upgrading BIND to 9.8 > instead of using the base install version. > I'd really appreciate if you can give me some hints of the best way to do > it for future needs while retaining all the advantages > of the base install configuration. > I found this article on the net " > http://static.closedsrc.org/articles/dn-articles/bind9.html"; but it's seems > to be outdated > * > > PS: I'm new FreeBSD convert user coming from Linux world :) It depends what you're using bind for. If you are serving domains to the public in something more than a trivial way, then yes, using the latest ports version is recommended. Otherwise, there's little to choose one way versus the other. Using the base system bind is less effort, and you'll get automatic patching of any significant problems assuming you're keeping the system up to date by any of the recognised methods. Also, if you do choose to use the ports version, to keep things simple, I'd recommend not *replacing* the base system bind. This means you'll still be able to use services like freebsd-update(8) without any hassle. Simply install the ports version dns/bind98 under /usr/local, and then something like this in your /etc/rc.conf will switch to using that version. Note -- still uses the standard /etc/rc.d/named startup script. named_enable="YES" named_program="/usr/local/sbin/named" You'll tend to get the base system version of applications like dig(1) with this unless you tweak $PATH or some such. However, there's very little difference between the client-side apps in recent bind versions, and if you do happen to run into an area where there are significant changes, all you need to do is run /usr/local/bin/dig instead. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matt...@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Replacing FreeBSD Base System's BIND
Hi Matthew, thanks a lot for your detailed reply, as I will be using BIND for standard task. regular SOA for domain names no domain keys or DNSSEC. I think I'll stick with the version that comes pre-installed. Best Regards * -- * *Iqbal Aroussi* *+212 665 025 032* *iq...@aroussi.name* On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 12:22, Matthew Seaman < m.sea...@infracaninophile.co.uk> wrote: > On 16/12/2011 10:04, Iqbal Aroussi wrote: > > After installing FreeBSD 8.2, I noticed it's using BIND 9.6 but in ports > > collection there is newer versions 9.7 and 9.8. > > I'd like to know if there is any advantages in upgrading BIND to 9.8 > > instead of using the base install version. > > I'd really appreciate if you can give me some hints of the best way to do > > it for future needs while retaining all the advantages > > of the base install configuration. > > I found this article on the net " > > http://static.closedsrc.org/articles/dn-articles/bind9.html"; but it's > seems > > to be outdated > > * > > > > PS: I'm new FreeBSD convert user coming from Linux world :) > > It depends what you're using bind for. > > If you are serving domains to the public in something more than a > trivial way, then yes, using the latest ports version is recommended. > > Otherwise, there's little to choose one way versus the other. Using the > base system bind is less effort, and you'll get automatic patching of > any significant problems assuming you're keeping the system up to date > by any of the recognised methods. > > Also, if you do choose to use the ports version, to keep things simple, > I'd recommend not *replacing* the base system bind. This means you'll > still be able to use services like freebsd-update(8) without any hassle. > Simply install the ports version dns/bind98 under /usr/local, and then > something like this in your /etc/rc.conf will switch to using that > version. Note -- still uses the standard /etc/rc.d/named startup script. > > named_enable="YES" > named_program="/usr/local/sbin/named" > > You'll tend to get the base system version of applications like dig(1) > with this unless you tweak $PATH or some such. However, there's very > little difference between the client-side apps in recent bind versions, > and if you do happen to run into an area where there are significant > changes, all you need to do is run /usr/local/bin/dig instead. > >Cheers, > >Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard > Flat 3 > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate > JID: matt...@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW > > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
