Extending DNS zone configuration in custom-hiera.yml

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Problem:
I’d like to enable notifications to DNS slave of a domain that is already defined through web UI by using also_notify parameter that dns::zone provides.

Expected outcome:

Relevant configuration generated to a named configuration files.

Foreman and Proxy versions:
v2.3.4

Foreman and Proxy plugin versions:

Distribution and version:

Other relevant data:
What I’m trying achieve and possible solution was mentioned here and by @ekohl

Also-notify in custom-hiera?

Katello has some docs on this. This should be included in Foreman itself since it’s not katello-specific. https://theforeman.org/plugins/katello/3.11/installation/index.html#multiple-subnets-and-domains This exposes dns::zone. As you can see, there’s an array also_notify parameter, so you can use: dns::zones: example.com: also_notify: - other.example.net In the tradition of engineers suggesting totally different solutions, I’m going to pitch PowerDNS (for which I maintain a Smart…

and already asked by me in here:

Persistently create a new Apache VirtualHost alongside Foreman

Hi, @ekohl I’m trying something similar - I have domain already defined in Foreman, but I’d like to extend it so I’d be able to send DNS notifications to DNS slave. In custom-hiera.yaml I’ve added these lines: lookup_options: classes: merge: unique classes: - dns::zones dns::zones: sub.domain.tld: dns_notify: "yes" also_notify: - 172.16.1.10 this obviously work on a new domain, but not on existing: 2021-08-16 23:58:36 [NOTICE] [configure] Starting system configurati…