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Some clean up and additions for auth section.

git-svn-id: svn://bind10.isc.org/svn/bind10/trunk@1526 e5f2f494-b856-4b98-b285-d166d9295462
Jeremy C. Reed 15 years ago
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doc/userguide/userguide.xml

@@ -278,9 +278,10 @@ $ <userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
       </para>
       </para>
 
 
       <para>
       <para>
-        You don't need to retrieve the source code from subversion
+        You do not need to retrieve the source code from subversion
         unless you are testing latest code which is not provided in the
         unless you are testing latest code which is not provided in the
-        source tarball. Most users will just use the source tar file.
+        source tarball or you are a developer.
+        Most users will just use the source tar file.
       </para>
       </para>
 
 
       <sect2>
       <sect2>
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ $ <userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
         generated configure script, Makefile.in files, nor the
         generated configure script, Makefile.in files, nor the
         related configure files.
         related configure files.
         They can be created by running <command>autoreconf</command>
         They can be created by running <command>autoreconf</command>
-        with the <command>--install</command> switch.
+        with the <option>--install</option> switch.
         This will run <command>autoconf</command>, <command>aclocal</command>,
         This will run <command>autoconf</command>, <command>aclocal</command>,
         <command>libtoolize</command>, <command>autoheader</command>,
         <command>libtoolize</command>, <command>autoheader</command>,
         <command>automake</command>, and related commands &mdash;
         <command>automake</command>, and related commands &mdash;
@@ -299,8 +300,12 @@ $ <userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
       </para>
       </para>
       <para>
       <para>
         This requires <command>autoconf</command> version 2.59 or newer
         This requires <command>autoconf</command> version 2.59 or newer
-	and <command>automake</command> version 1.11 or better (for
-	working Python 3.1 tests).
+	and <command>automake</command> version 1.10 or better.
+	(For working Python 3.1 tests, <command>automake</command>
+	version 1.11 or better is needed or use the
+	<option>--with-pythonpath</option> configure option described
+	below).
+
       </para>
       </para>
       <note><para>
       <note><para>
         Some operating systems do not provide these in their
         Some operating systems do not provide these in their
@@ -385,7 +390,7 @@ $ <userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
         <screen>$ <userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
         <screen>$ <userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
       </para>
       </para>
       <para>
       <para>
-        Run <command>./configure</command> with the <command>--help</command>
+        Run <command>./configure</command> with the <option>--help</option>
         switch to view the different options. The commonly-used options are:
         switch to view the different options. The commonly-used options are:
 
 
         <variablelist>
         <variablelist>
@@ -576,7 +581,7 @@ $ <userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
       <title>Starting BIND 10</title>
       <title>Starting BIND 10</title>
       <para>
       <para>
         To start the BIND 10 service, simply run <command>bind10</command>.
         To start the BIND 10 service, simply run <command>bind10</command>.
-        Run it with the <command>--verbose</command> switch to
+        Run it with the <option>--verbose</option> switch to
         get additional debugging or diagnostic output.
         get additional debugging or diagnostic output.
       </para>
       </para>
 <!-- TODO: note it doesn't go into background -->
 <!-- TODO: note it doesn't go into background -->
@@ -674,7 +679,8 @@ config changes are actually commands to cfgmgr
         The stored configuration file is at
         The stored configuration file is at
         <filename>/usr/local/var/bind10/b10-config.db</filename>.
         <filename>/usr/local/var/bind10/b10-config.db</filename>.
         (The full path is what was defined at build configure time for
         (The full path is what was defined at build configure time for
-        --localstatedir. The default is <filename>/usr/local/var/</filename>.)
+        <option>--localstatedir</option>.
+        The default is <filename>/usr/local/var/</filename>.)
 	The format is loosely based on JSON and is directly parseable
 	The format is loosely based on JSON and is directly parseable
 	python, but this may change in a future version.
 	python, but this may change in a future version.
 	This configuration data file is not manually edited by the
 	This configuration data file is not manually edited by the
@@ -826,12 +832,12 @@ or accounts database -->
 
 
     <para>
     <para>
       By default the HTTPS server listens on the localhost port 8080.
       By default the HTTPS server listens on the localhost port 8080.
-      The port can be set by using the --port command line option.
-      The address to listen on can be set using the --address command
+      The port can be set by using the <option>--port</option> command line option.
+      The address to listen on can be set using the <option>--address</option> command
       line argument.
       line argument.
       Each HTTPS connection is stateless and timesout in 1200 seconds
       Each HTTPS connection is stateless and timesout in 1200 seconds
       by default.  This can be
       by default.  This can be
-      redefined by using the --idle-timeout command line argument.
+      redefined by using the <option>--idle-timeout</option> command line argument.
     </para>
     </para>
 
 
     <sect1 id="cmdctl.spec">
     <sect1 id="cmdctl.spec">
@@ -848,7 +854,6 @@ accounts_file
         The control commands are:
         The control commands are:
 print_settings
 print_settings
 shutdown
 shutdown
-print_message
       </para>
       </para>
 <!-- TODO -->
 <!-- TODO -->
     </sect1>
     </sect1>
@@ -876,7 +881,7 @@ TODO
       The <command>bindctl</command> tool provides an interactive
       The <command>bindctl</command> tool provides an interactive
       prompt for configuring, controlling, and querying the BIND 10
       prompt for configuring, controlling, and querying the BIND 10
       components.
       components.
-      It communicates directly with a RESTful interface over HTTPS
+      It communicates directly with a REST-ful interface over HTTPS
       provided by <command>b10-cmdctl</command>. It doesn't
       provided by <command>b10-cmdctl</command>. It doesn't
       communicate to any other components directly.
       communicate to any other components directly.
     </para>
     </para>
@@ -901,43 +906,174 @@ TODO
 
 
   <chapter id="authserver">
   <chapter id="authserver">
     <title>Authoritative Server</title>
     <title>Authoritative Server</title>
+
     <para>
     <para>
+      The <command>b10-auth</command> is the authoritative DNS server.
+      It supports EDNS0 and DNSSEC. It supports IPv6.
+      Normally it is started by the <command>bind10</command> master
+      process.
     </para>
     </para>
 
 
+    <note><simpara>
+      The Y1 prototype release listens on all interfaces and the non-standard
+      port 5300.
+    </simpara></note>
+
     <sect1>
     <sect1>
       <title>Server Configurations</title>
       <title>Server Configurations</title>
+
+<!-- TODO: offers command line options but not used
+since we used bind10 -->
+
+      <para>
+        <command>b10-auth</command> is configured via the
+        <command>b10-cfgmgr</command> configuration manager.
+        The module name is <quote>Auth</quote>.
+        The configuration data item is:
+
+        <variablelist>
+    
+          <varlistentry>
+            <term>database_file</term>
+            <listitem> 
+              <simpara>This is an optional string to define the path to find
+                 the SQLite3 database file.
+<!-- TODO: -->
+Note: Later the DNS server will use various data source backends.
+This may be a temporary setting until then.
+              </simpara>
+            </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+        </variablelist>
+
+      </para>
+
       <para>
       <para>
+
+        The configuration command is:
+
+        <variablelist>
+
+          <varlistentry>
+            <term>shutdown</term>
+            <listitem> 
+              <simpara>Stop the authoritative DNS server.
+              </simpara>
+<!-- TODO: what happens when this is sent, will bind10 restart? -->
+            </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+        </variablelist>
+
       </para>
       </para>
+
+<!-- TODO: examples of setting or running above? -->
+
     </sect1>
     </sect1>
 
 
     <sect1>
     <sect1>
       <title>Data Source Backends</title>
       <title>Data Source Backends</title>
+
+      <note><para>
+        For the Y1 prototype release, <command>b10-auth</command>
+        only supports the SQLite3 data source backend.
+        Upcoming versions will be able to use multiple different
+        data sources, such as MySQL, Berkeley DB, or in-memory DB.
+      </para></note>
+
+
+<!-- TODO: really is /tmp/zone.sqlite3 until fixed. -->
       <para>
       <para>
+        By default, the SQLite3 backend uses the data file located at
+        <filename>/usr/local/var/bind10/zone.sqlite3</filename>.
+        (The full path is what was defined at build configure time for
+        <option>--localstatedir</option>.
+        The default is <filename>/usr/local/var/</filename>.)
+	This data file location may be changed by defining the
+	<quote>database_file</quote> configuration.
       </para>
       </para>
+
     </sect1>
     </sect1>
 
 
     <sect1>
     <sect1>
       <title>Loading Master Zones Files</title>
       <title>Loading Master Zones Files</title>
+
       <para>
       <para>
-<!-- TODO
-loadzone
-What happens in the database? replaces existing? What if a.foo
-existed but new zone file didn't have a.foo, would previous a.foo
-in database be removed?
+        RFC 1035 style DNS master zone files may imported
+        into a BIND 10 data source by using the
+        <command>b10-loadzone</command> utility.
+      </para>
 
 
-if you replace the zone foo.com, all records from the prior foo.com disappear and a whole new set appears
--->
+      <para>
+        <command>b10-loadzone</command> supports the following
+        special directives (control entries):
 
 
-<!--TODO: permissions for xfrin or loadzone to create the file -->
+        <variablelist>
+
+          <varlistentry>
+            <term>$INCLUDE</term>
+            <listitem> 
+              <simpara>Loads an additional zone file. This may be recursive.
+              </simpara>
+            </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry>
+            <term>$ORIGIN</term>
+            <listitem> 
+              <simpara>Defines the relative domain name.
+              </simpara>
+            </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry>
+            <term>$TTL</term>
+            <listitem> 
+              <simpara>Defines the time-to-live value used for following
+                records that don't include a TTL.
+              </simpara>
+            </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+        </variablelist>
 
 
       </para>
       </para>
+
+      <para>
+        The <option>-o</option> argument may be used to define the
+        default origin for loaded zone file records.
+      </para>
+
+      <note>
+      <para>
+        In the Y1 prototype release, only the SQLite3 back end is used.
+        By default, it stores the zone data in
+        <filename>/usr/local/var/bind10/zone.sqlite3</filename>
+        unless the <option>-d</option> swith is used to set the
+        database filename.
+        Multiple zones are stored in a single SQLite3 zone database.
+      </para>
+      </note>
+
+      <para>
+        If you reload a zone already existing in the database,
+        all records from that prior zone disappear and a while new set
+        appears.
+      </para>
+
+<!--TODO: permissions for xfrin or loadzone to create the file -->
+
     </sect1>
     </sect1>
 
 
+<!--
+TODO
     <sect1>
     <sect1>
       <title>Troubleshooting</title>
       <title>Troubleshooting</title>
       <para>
       <para>
       </para>
       </para>
     </sect1>
     </sect1>
+-->
 
 
   </chapter>
   </chapter>