[plug] Linux Client to update DNS server [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Wilkinson, Alex]

    0n Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 03:46:05PM +0800, Andrew Cooks wrote: 

    >> I am about to create a network with many linux systems. To make live easy
    >> I am looking for a method to allow each client to update the DNS server
    >> itself. I know there are lot of other solutions to map names to IP
    >> addresses using MAC address maps on the DHCP server, however those are
    >> not suitable for this environment. I really need a solution for the
    >> clients to update the DNS record themselves.

This is possible 'out-of-the-box' e.g on RHEL based systems you can set
'DHCP_HOSTNAME=foo.bar.org' in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0.


   -Alex

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