There's also <varname>Auth/database_file</varname> configuration
variable, pointing to a SQLite3 database file. This is no longer
used by <command>b10-auth</command>, but it is left in place for
- now, since other modules use it. Once <command>b10-xfrin</command>,
+ now, since other modules use it. Once <command>b10-zonemgr</command>,
<command>b10-xfrout</command> and <command>b10-ddns</command>
are ported to the new configuration, this will disappear. But for
now, make sure that if you use any of these modules, the new
<section>
<title>Configuration for Incoming Zone Transfers</title>
<para>
- In practice, you need to specify a list of secondary zones to
- enable incoming zone transfers for these zones (you can still
- trigger a zone transfer manually, without a prior configuration
- (see below)).
+ In order to enable incoming zone transfers for a secondary
+ zone, you will first need to make the zone "exist" in some
+ data source.
+ One easy way to do this is to create an empty zone using the
+ <command>b10-loadzone</command> utility.
+ For example, this makes an empty zone (or empties any existing
+ content of the zone) "example.com" in the default data source
+ for <command>b10-loadzone</command> (which is SQLite3-based
+ data source):
+ <screen>$ <userinput>b10-loadzone <replaceable>-e</replaceable> <replaceable>example.com</replaceable></userinput></screen>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Next, you need to specify a list of secondary zones to
+ enable incoming zone transfers for these zones in most
+ practical cases (you can still trigger a zone transfer
+ manually, without a prior configuration (see below)).
</para>
<para>
(We assume there has been no zone configuration before).
</para>
+
+ <note>
+ <simpara>
+ There is a plan to revise overall zone management
+ configuration (which are primary and secondary zones, which
+ data source they are stored, etc) so it can be configured
+ more consistently and in a unified way among various BIND 10 modules.
+ When it's done, part or all of the initial configuration
+ setup described in this section may be deprecated.
+ </simpara>
+ </note>
</section>
<section>