Sauron

User Guide

Timo Kokkonen

Copyright © 2003 by Timo Kokkonen

This manual describes Sauron, a free DNS & DHCP management system.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

History of Sauron

System Overview

Features

Sauron Home Page

Software Distribution Sites

Mailing lists

Acknowledgements

Copyright Notice

2. Installation

System Requirements

Required Programs
Related Programs

Installing Sauron

Installing from the sources
Installing from the RPM

Sauron Configuration

Database Configuration

Creating database for Sauron
Initializing Database
Initializing Global Tables

WWW Server Configuration

3. Getting Started

Creating Administrator Account

Creating New Server

Using Web Interface
Using Existing DNS/DHCP Configuration
Using Demonstration Database

Generating DNS & DHCP Configurations

4. Account Management

Managing User Accounts

Creating User
Setting Privileges
Removing User
Disabling User Temporarily
Listing Users

Managing User Groups

Creating Group
Setting Group Privileges
Removing Group

External User Authentication

5. Web Interface

Servers Menu

Show Current
Select
Add
Delete
Edit

Show Current
Show Pending
Select
Add
Add Default Zones
Copy
Delete
Edit

Search
Last Search
Add host
Edit (button)
Delete (button)
Copy (button)
Move (button)
Alias (button)
Add alias
Add MX entry
Add delegation
Add glue rec.
Add DHCP entry
Add SRV rec.
Add reservation
Network Settings (button)
History (button)
Ping (button)
Traceroute (button)

Templates Menu

Show MX
Show WKS
Show HINFO
Add MX
Add WKS
Add HINFO

Groups Menu

Show Groups
Add

Networks
Add net
Add subnet
Edit (button)
VLANs
Add vlan

User Info
Who
News (motd)
Login
Logout
Change password
Edit settings
Save settings
Frames ON/OFF
Lastlog
Session Info
Add news msg

6. Command Reference

addgroup
addhosts
adduser
check-pending
delgroup
deluser
expire-hosts
export-networks
generatehosts
import
import-dhcp
import-ethers
import-roots
import-zone
last
modgroup
modhosts
moduser
runsql
sauron
status
update-dhcp-info

A. Technical Details

Sauron: SQL table descriptions

Table Descriptions

B. Software License

List of Tables
2-1. Database Connection String Parameters
3-1. Demo Database Accounts
4-1. Account/Group Privileges
5-1. New Server Dialog
5-2. Edit Server Dialog
5-3. New Zone Dialog
5-4. Edit Zone Dialog
5-5. Search Hosts Dialog
5-6. Add Host Dialog
5-7. Edit Host Dialog
5-8. Edit Net Dialog

List of Figures
1-1. System Overview
A-1. Table Relations

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