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| [OS X] Local nameserver Hi:
I want to setup a caching only name server on my Macbook. Can someone point me to the proper procedure for turning on the bind (named) server in OSX Lion?
Named, and all the bind tools exist in /usr/sbin, and in /usr/bin but named is not configured by default, and the directory structure of the startup scripts on this Mac (BSD) system are not what I am used to. There is a "Mac" way to do this yes? Where?
Bob
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San Francisco, CA | The only Mac way to do it i'm aware of is to upgrade your installation to Lion Server then use the built-in graphical tools that come with Server to do it.
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TamaraBQuestion The Current ParadigmPremium
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| said by Daemon:The only Mac way to do it i'm aware of is to upgrade your installation to Lion Server
That seems like a bit of overkill. I have named running manually ($ sudo /usr/sbin/named at the command line) using standard bsd-bind installation procedures:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/rndc-confgen > /etc/rndc.conf
I copied the key in rndc.conf to /etc/rndc.key
Then a vi of /etc/named.conf and added the forwarders {} option; I used google DNS servers for this.
I can start named manually as I said above, and it works perfectly. What I can't figure out is how do I set named to start on boot. Where are the startup files?
I would hate to have to install an entire server OS just to get named started.
Bob
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I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot."
"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people"
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I thought you wanted something more complicated, like a configuration tool. In OS X, init and its associated functions were replaced with launchd. Try this:
»www.macshadows.com/kb/index.php?···_Startup
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TamaraBQuestion The Current ParadigmPremium
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Da Bronx | Thanks launched is the trick. Guess this is almost freebsd  I was looking for the init scripts!
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Da Bronx | reply to Daemon
said by Daemon:http://www.macshadows.com/kb/index.php?
That's a really nice site. Thanks!! |
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