Dnsmasq.conf and keep changes

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Hi all,

For my purposes, I need to change dnsmasq.conf but after some updates or when I change the IP address of the Internet interface, dnsmasq.conf does not keep what I changed.
Is it possible to keep the changes?

I need that Nethserver redirects PXE requests to another server (Opsi with Clonezilla).

Here I change the dnsmasq.conf:
tftp-root=/var/lib/tftpboot
dhcp-option=66,“192.168.1.245”
dhcp-boot=/tftpboot/linux/pxelinux.0,boothost,“192.168.1.245”

After changing the IP address or web interface updates:
enable-tftp
tftp-root=/var/lib/tftpboot
dhcp-option=66,“192.168.1.1”

Is it possible to keep the changes?
Is an interface under development to declare another server (next server)? Something like what is possible in, sorry for the comparaison, Zentyal:

I’m sure it will be useful to other people.
Thks a lot.

2

Hi

you should start reading the documentation…
NS is based on db - templates/fragment - event paradigm

you can’t edit conf files or, as you discovered, your editing will be lost

the header of any templated conf file should have a warning: read it carefully

you need a custom fragment to achieve your goal

http://docs.nethserver.org/projects/nethserver-devel/en/latest/

3

Thanks for your answer…
In effect, I have already read that in the documentation but is there an alternative to keep “my” changes?

Hence, my second question to the developpers? Is an interface under development?

4

Hi,
configuration it’s overwritten by template-system.
You can find more information inside the developer manual as correctly pointed out by Stefano.

But we already have plans to extend the web interface. See http://dev.nethserver.org/issues/3036.
Maybe you can suggest some common options we can display inside the web interface?

In the meanwhile, you can achieve your goal using a template-custom:

mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/dnsmasq.conf
echo 'dhcp-option=66,"192.168.1.1"' >  /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/dnsmasq.conf/90custom
signal-event nethserver-dnsmasq-update
5

yep write your custom-template, or add a template.

the difference is tiny, a custom-template is there to rewritte an official template from a rpm, a template can be used if the developer has let some place/right to add your modifications.

take a look to /etc/e-smith/templates and learn ?

6

which interface are you talken…just for dnsmask ?

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Yes, dnsmasq just to specify the ip address of next-server, the filename et his path.

For template-system, I’ll try it as soon as possible.

Thks