Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:14:04 +0000 From: Iqbal Aroussi <iqbal@aroussi.name> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replacing FreeBSD Base System's BIND Message-ID: <CALQWEO97zT-GWF1K_P7s5VOiBhT4wq1%2Bo9isd_LZ=jCz8o39rw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EEB37EE.6010904@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <CALQWEO-o8vziN8ouM8uCXzVcusiAHPsea%2BnvGEe7=dqVZiE-FA@mail.gmail.com> <4EEB37EE.6010904@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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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* *iqbal@aroussi.name* On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 12:22, Matthew Seaman < m.seaman@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 to be outdated 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: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW > >
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