DNSmanager configuration file (DNSmanager)

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The control panel settings are located in /usr/local/ispmgr/etc/dnsmgr.conf.

That lines that begin with // (double slash), or begin with /* and end with */ are ignored by the control panel and can be used as comment lines.

General parameters

DefaultLang - interface default language.

DefaultTheme -interface default theme. The following themes are available: aqua, classic and modern (default).

LogLevel - the DNSmanager logging level (/usr/local/ispmgr/var/ispmgr.log). The following logging levels are currently available:

  • 0 - notes
  • 1 - fatal errors
  • 2 - not used
  • 3 - errors
  • 4 - warnings
  • 5 - information
  • 6 - detailed information
  • 7 - not used
  • 8 - debug information (only for developers)
  • 9 - trace information (only for developers)

OS - operating system. DNSmanager's updates depend on this parameter.

IPmanager - if you have access to IPmanager, the control panel for managing IP-address, you can enter your server's IP-address, username and password, such as

IPmanager 12.34.56.78 user:password

NamedUID and NamedGID - allow to provide the UID and GID for the DNS server (they are necessary for creating a folder with proper permissions).

NetworkInterface - network interface name to which the IP-addresses for the name space managed by the Bind process must be bound. The first interface name is used by default.

SharedDomains - list of shared domains whose owners do not need to be checked (see the InsecureDomain option).

Options

Options are additional parameters of the DNSmanager configuration file.

Option option_name

The following options are currently supported:

  • DisableAutoUpdate - disable the control panel auto-update.
  • InsecureDomain - allow users to check owners of the top-level domain when creating a new domain.

If you want to activate several options in the configuration file, you need to add a separate Option directive for each option.

Paths

A path defines location of a file in the system.

path internal_name full_path

The following internal names are currently supported:

  • named.conf - location of the named(DNS) configuration file.
  • NamedChrootDir - location of the chroot-directory.
  • ndc - location of the DNS server management program.
  • ZoneDir - location of the directory with domain zone files.
  • "'named.restart'" - this command is used to restart named. It will be executed after a new View is created and a new IP address is bound to the interface.

The user accounts are located in /usr/local/ispmgr/etc/dnsmgr.passwd. Each user has the following line:

NAME:ADMIN:PASSWORD:LEVEL:VIEW:USED:LIMIT:SHAREDLIMIT

  • NAME - login name to gain access to the control panel.
  • ADMIN - administrator (or reseller) account.
  • PASSWORD - password hash.
  • LEVEL - login level:
    • 12 - administrator.
    • 11 - reseller.
    • 10 - user.
  • VIEW - user's domain name space.
  • USED - the number of created domains.
  • LIMIT - the maximum number of domains a user can create.
  • SHAREDLIMIT - the maximum number of subdomains a user can create.
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