From: Peter van Dijk Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:33:58 +0000 (+0100) Subject: drop windows chapter X-Git-Tag: rec-3.6.0-rc1~332 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=be455f154d1cbbe9515427df57f93f6917e03833;p=thirdparty%2Fpdns.git drop windows chapter --- diff --git a/pdns/docs/pdns.xml b/pdns/docs/pdns.xml index 1ee863a618..a370dc45e9 100644 --- a/pdns/docs/pdns.xml +++ b/pdns/docs/pdns.xml @@ -11214,135 +11214,6 @@ name IN A 192.0.2.4 - - Installing on Microsoft Windows - - - - As of 3.0 and up, Windows support is untested and probably does not work at all. - - - - - PowerDNS support for Windows is, as of 1.99.12, very recent and therefore quite 'beta'. For reliability, we currently advise the use of - the Unix versions. Furthermore there is no support for master or slave operation in the ODBC backend, which is the only one provided currently. - - - - - As of 1.99.12, PowerDNS supports Windows natively. PDNS can act as an NT service and works with any ODBC drivers you may have. - - - To install PowerDNS for Windows you should check if your PC meets the following requirements: - - - - A PC running Microsoft NT (with a recent servicepack and at least mdac 2.5), 2000 or XP. - - - - An ODBC source containing valid zone information (an example MS Access database is supplied in the form of powerdns.mdb). - - - - - - - After installing the software you should create a valid ODBC source. - To do this you have open the ODBC sources dialog: Start->Settings->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Data Sources (ODBC). - - - - We'll use the example zone database that is included in the installation to explain how to create a source. - - - - When you are in the ODBC sources dialog you activate the System DSN tab. - It is important to create a System DSN instead of an User DSN, otherwise the ODBC backend cannot function. - - - - Press Add..., then you have to select a driver. - - - - Select Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb). - - - - Use PowerDNS as the DSN name, you can leave the description empty. - - - - Then press Select... to select the database (ie. C:\Program Files\PowerDNS\powerdns.mdb). - - - - Press Ok and you should be done. - - - - For more information, see . - - - - Configuring PDNS on Microsoft Windows - - - You can specify program parameters in the pdns.conf file - which should be located in pdns directory (ie. C:\Program Files\PowerDNS\). - - - - To see a list of available parameters you can run pdns.exe --help. - - - - - A default configuration file has been supplied with the installation. - - - - - - - Running PDNS on Microsoft Windows - - - If you installed pdns on Windows NT, 2000 or XP you can run pdns as a service. - - - - This is how to do it: - Go to services (Start->Settings->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services) and locate PDNS (you should have registered the program as a NT service during the installation). - - - - Double-click on PDNS and push the start button. You should now see a progress bar that gets to the end and see the status change to 'Started'. - - - - This is the same as starting pdns like this: - pdns.exe --ntservice - - - - If you haven't registered pdns as a service during the installation you can do so from the command line by starting pdns like this: - pdns.exe --register-service - - - - You can run pdns as a standard console program by using a command prompt or Start->Run... - This way you can specify command-line parameters (see the documentation for command line options). - - - - If you chose to add a PowerDNS menu to the start menu during the installation you can start pdns using the pdns shortcut in that menu. - - - - - Basic setup: configuring database connectivity