source "$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
# some defaults that are convenient for current purposes.
+# existing values will be respected over our defaults.
-# hmmm: !!! these would need to be parameterized somehow for this script to become really general.
-
-# in our scheme, the single IP address that all our domains map to.
-IP_ADDRESS="10.28.42.20"
-# the email address (where first dot is replaced by @) for the administrator of the domain.
-SERVER_ADMIN="developer.cakelampvm.com"
-# the name of the name server for the new domains (should already be configured).
-MAIN_NAME_SERVER="ns.cakelampvm.com"
-# the name of the mail server for a new domain (should already be configured).
-MAIL_SERVER="mail.cakelampvm.com"
-# the distribution name to be listed in info for the new domain or subdomain.
-DISTRO="ubuntu"
+if [ -z "$IP_ADDRESS" ]; then
+ # in our scheme, the single IP address that all our domains map to.
+ IP_ADDRESS="10.28.42.20"
+fi
+if [ -z "$SERVER_ADMIN" ]; then
+ # the email address (where first dot is replaced by @) for the administrator of the domain.
+ SERVER_ADMIN="developer.cakelampvm.com"
+fi
+if [ -z "$MAIN_NAME_SERVER" ]; then
+ # the name of the name server for the new domains (should already be configured).
+ MAIN_NAME_SERVER="ns.cakelampvm.com"
+fi
+if [ -z "$MAIL_SERVER" ]; then
+ # the name of the mail server for a new domain (should already be configured).
+ MAIL_SERVER="mail.cakelampvm.com"
+fi
+if [ -z "$DISTRO" ]; then
+ # the distribution name to be listed in info for the new domain or subdomain.
+ DISTRO="ubuntu"
+fi
# creates a totally new domain config file for DNS.
function write_new_domain_file()