#1335 Set allow-recursion by default in IPA DNS
Closed: Fixed None Opened 12 years ago by rcritten.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713798

It would be helpful if "allow-recursion { any; };" would be set by default in
IPA DNS to allow IPA clients from other subnets to resolve host names
correctly.


  1. Set it as default.
  2. Document the setting and how to change it via local files.

How to test:
1. install IPA with --setup-dns and defined --forwarder
2. query record not-managed by installed IPA (e.g. www.freeipa.org) from localhost - should pass both with and without the patch
3. query record not-managed by installed IPA from other computer from different subnet - fails without the patch and should pass with the patch

Suggested documentation change:

I suggest adding the following doc to the end of chapter "5.6.
DNS" (after the paragraphs about forwarders):

Any host is permitted to issue recursive queries against configured
forwarders by default. When required, this behavior can be changed
in /etc/named.conf in "allow-recursion" statement. Please consult name
server documentation for details how to edit the configuration
statement.

Metadata Update from @rcritten:
- Issue assigned to mkosek
- Issue set to the milestone: FreeIPA 2.1 - 2011/07

7 years ago

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