3 # this set of functions serve the main purpose of adding new domains or subdomains to the bind9 DNS server on the current host.
4 # it is currently highly specific to running a bunch of domains on a linux VM, where the VM has one IP address.
5 # note that bind 'named' must already be configured.
6 # also, it is assumed that if a subdomain is being added, then the containing domain has already been configured and is
7 # configured in a file similar to "blah.com.conf" in /etc/bind.
9 # Author: Chris Koeritz
11 # some defaults that are convenient for current purposes.
12 # hmmm: these would need to be parameterized somehow for this script to become really general.
14 # in our scheme, the single IP address that all our domains map to.
15 IP_ADDRESS="10.28.42.20"
16 # the email address (where first dot is replaced by @) for the administrator of the domain.
17 SERVER_ADMIN="fred.cakelampvm.com"
18 # the name of the name server for the new domains (should already be configured).
19 MAIN_NAME_SERVER="ns.cakelampvm.com"
20 # the name of the mail server for a new domain (should already be configured).
21 MAIL_SERVER="mail.cakelampvm.com"
22 # the distribution name to be listed in info for the new domain or subdomain.
25 # creates a totally new domain config file for DNS.
26 function write_new_domain_file()
28 local domain_name="$1"; shift
30 local domain_file="/etc/bind/${domain_name}.conf"
32 echo "adding a totally new domain called $domain_name"
33 echo "using the config file: $domain_file"
35 if [ -f $domain_file ]; then
36 echo "The domain configuration file already exists at:"
38 echo "Please remove this file before proceeding, if it is junk. For example:"
39 echo " sudo rm $domain_file"
45 @ IN SOA @ ${SERVER_ADMIN}. (
52 IN NS ${MAIN_NAME_SERVER}.
53 IN MX 10 ${MAIL_SERVER}.
55 ${domain_name}. IN A ${IP_ADDRESS}
56 IN HINFO \"linux server\" \"${DISTRO}\"
60 # hooks up a new config file into bind's list of zones.
61 function add_zone_for_new_domain()
63 local domain_name="$1"; shift
65 local domain_file="/etc/bind/${domain_name}.conf"
67 echo "adding a new domain configured by ${domain_file} into"
68 echo "the named.conf.local configuration file."
70 # append the reference to the new conf file in the zone list.
72 zone \"${domain_name}\" in {
73 file \"${domain_file}\";
78 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
80 " >> /etc/bind/named.conf.local
83 # adds a new subdomain under a containing domain.
84 function add_new_subdomain()
86 local new_domain="$1"; shift
88 # split up the full domain name into subdomain portion and containing domain.
89 local subdomain="${new_domain%.*.*}"
90 local containing_domain="${new_domain#*.}"
92 echo "adding a subdomain $subdomain to containing domain $containing_domain"
94 local domain_file="/etc/bind/${containing_domain}.conf"
95 # see if config file already exists; if not, complain.
96 if [ ! -f "$domain_file" ]; then
97 echo "The domain configuration file for $new_domain is missing."
98 echo "It should already be present in: $domain_file"
99 echo "Please add the containing domain before trying to add a subdomain."
103 # see if subdomain already present in config.
104 if [ $(grep -q "$new_domain" "$domain_file") ]; then
105 echo "The subdomain $subdomain already seems to exist in the domain"
106 echo "configuration file: $domain_file"
107 echo "Please edit the config file to remove the subdomain before trying"
108 echo "to re-add the subdomain."
112 # append the new subdomain into the config file.
114 ${subdomain}.${containing_domain}. IN A ${IP_ADDRESS}
115 IN HINFO \"linux server\" \"${DISTRO}\"
116 " >> /etc/bind/${containing_domain}.conf
120 function restart_bind()
122 echo restarting DNS server.
123 service bind9 restart
124 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
125 echo "The bind service did not restart properly. Please check the error logs."
128 echo DNS server restarted.
131 # main body of script.
133 if (( $EUID != 0 )); then
134 echo "This script must be run as root or sudo."
138 new_domain="$1"; shift
140 if [ -z "$new_domain" ]; then
141 echo "This script needs a domain name to add to DNS."
145 # if domain name has three or more components, then add a subdomain.
146 # otherwise, add a full new domain.
147 if [[ $new_domain == *"."*"."* ]]; then
148 # add a subdomain to the containing domain.
149 add_new_subdomain "$new_domain"
152 # create a totally new domain in DNS.
153 write_new_domain_file "$new_domain"
154 add_zone_for_new_domain "$new_domain"