A Linux / Windows DNS question

[Collins Richey]

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 PM, Yu Meng Chong
>> Does anyone know of a simple way to update Windows DNS from a Linux
>> system? I read somewhere that even powershell does not directly
>> support updating DNS.

>
> Not quite sure what you mean - you're using a Windows DNS server and
> want to replicate records to a Linux server, or do you have a Linux
> server and want to replicate records to a Windows DNS server?

None of the above. I have a set of tools that maintain ldap for our
linux system including ldap host and dns records. After creating a new
host entry, at present we have to login to a Windows server to enter
DNS information via the GUI. I want all of that to be handled by the
tool that maintains ldap (ie openldap not the Widows ldap function).

>
> Either way, I would think just setting up one DNS server as
> authoritative, then setup the other DNS server to forward requests to
> the first one should be sufficient. Or, just use the one DNS server as
> authoritative.
>
> If you want to know how to setup a Linux DNS server as a Dynamic DNS
> server that links to a DHCP server (so that, for example, a new
> workstation or server that connects to the network automatically updates
> the DNS server), there are some write-ups on the Internet for that.
>

Maybe that's an answer. The company is very Windows centric, and the
Linux systems are concentrated in one department. At present,
authentication is handled separately for the two realms, although we
may implement Linux authentication via AD at some point. I'm just
interested in simplifying the process of creating new host entries for
both systems.
-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.