1Quickstart instructions for MyDNS (PostgreSQL installation):
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51.	Configure and install MyDNS.
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7	$ ./configure
8	$ make
9	# make install
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132.	Create a database called `mydns' on your PostgreSQL server.
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15	# su - postgres
16	$ createdb mydns
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203. Create the tables in the `mydns' database.
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22	$ /usr/local/sbin/mydns --create-tables | psql mydns
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264.	Create a user the mydns(8) server can use to access the `mydns' database.
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28	$ psql mydns
29	mydns=# CREATE USER "<user>" PASSWORD '<password>';
30	mydns=# GRANT SELECT ON soa,soa_id_seq TO "<user>";
31	mydns=# GRANT SELECT ON rr,rr_id_seq TO "<user>";
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355. Create your configuration file.
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37	# make conf
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416.	Edit the configuration file.  Change the `db-user' and `db-pass'
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467.	Start `mydns'.  You may want to add something like this to your startup
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49	# mydns --background
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54If you currently have a name server running BIND or something else, you can use
55the `mydnsimport' program to import the data from that server into your new
56MyDNS database.  See the user's manual for details.
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