Re: [SLUG] DNS BIND: what's happen....?

[Jobst Schmalenbach <jobst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sluggers,

Its not funny to see that people jump very quickly onto a distro war but 
do not see the real problems this thread (and others before) actually 
uncovered, or better the ideas of linux some people actually have:


> >>You can actually use bindconf-gui.  (In fact red-hat tell you that you 
> >>must use it or not to use named at all)

NO!

> My only advice is: If you change something, reboot the machine to make 
> sure the change is permanent.

Linux != Windows. You only need to reboot Linux to change the hardware.

> The directory /etc/alchemist/namespace/dns has something to do with the 
> magic.

There is no magic in this.

> 
>     Do Not Edit /etc/named.conf......
> 

I did this last night: "auth-nxdomain no;"



What *REALLY* worries me are sentences like ".. reboot the machine to make sure"
or "do not edit named.conf", THESE are the real issues .....
There is nothing wrong with a good "distro war", this is what competition
is all about; but this will lead no-where if people do not see the misunderstandings
a large number of people have about Linux (and yes about particular distros).

This is what the concern of the knowledgeable people on this list should be,
distro wars should come second.



I felt I needed to say this and I sincerely hope, that a number of people agree.
jobst


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