diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/bind9/attributes/default.rb b/chef/cookbooks/bind9/attributes/default.rb
index 5aaaed4..1ed9671 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/bind9/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/bind9/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
 default[:dns][:forwarders] = [ ]
-
+default[:dns][:allow_transfer] = [ ]
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/bind9/recipes/default.rb b/chef/cookbooks/bind9/recipes/default.rb
index 2af597f..815655d 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/bind9/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/bind9/recipes/default.rb
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 
 package "bind9" do
   case node[:platform]
-  when "centos","redhat"
+  when "centos","redhat", "suse"
     package_name "bind"
   end
   action :install
 end
 package "bind9utils" do
   case node[:platform]
-  when "centos","redhat"
+  when "centos","redhat", "suse"
     package_name "bind-utils"
   end
   action :install
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def make_zone(zone)
     owner "root"
     case node[:platform]
     when "ubuntu","debian" then group "bind"
-    when "centos","redhat" then group "named"
+    when "centos","redhat","suse" then group "named"
     end
     notifies :reload, "service[bind9]"
     variables(:zone => zone)
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def make_zone(zone)
     owner "root"
     case node[:platform]
     when "ubuntu","debian" then group "bind"
-    when "centos","redhat" then group "named"
+    when "centos","redhat","suse" then group "named"
     end
     notifies :reload, "service[bind9]"
     variables(:zones => zonefile_entries)
@@ -170,11 +170,18 @@ def make_zone(zone)
     owner "root"
     variables :options => { "OPTIONS" => "-c /etc/bind/named.conf" }
   end
+when "suse"
+  template "/etc/sysconfig/named" do
+    source "suse-sysconfig-named.erb"
+    mode 0644
+    owner "root"
+    variables :options => { "NAMED_ARGS" => "-c /etc/bind/named.conf" }
+  end
 end
 
 service "bind9" do
   case node[:platform]
-  when "centos","redhat"
+  when "centos","redhat","suse"
     service_name "named"
   end
   supports :restart => true, :status => true, :reload => true
@@ -190,7 +197,7 @@ def make_zone(zone)
     source "#{file}.erb"
     case node[:platform]
     when "ubuntu","debian" then group "bind"
-    when "centos","redhat" then group "named"
+    when "centos","redhat","suse" then group "named"
     end
     mode 0644
     owner "root"
@@ -219,7 +226,7 @@ def make_zone(zone)
   owner "root"
   case node[:platform]
   when "ubuntu","debian" then group "bind"
-  when "centos","redhat" then group "named"
+  when "centos","redhat","suse" then group "named"
   end
   variables(:zonefiles => node[:dns][:zone_files])
   notifies :reload, "service[bind9]"
@@ -232,9 +239,10 @@ def make_zone(zone)
   owner "root"
   case node[:platform]
   when "ubuntu","debian" then group "bind"
-  when "centos","redhat" then group "named"
+  when "centos","redhat","suse" then group "named"
   end
-  variables(:forwarders => node[:dns][:forwarders])
+  variables(:forwarders => node[:dns][:forwarders],
+            :allow_transfer => node[:dns][:allow_transfer])
   notifies :restart, "service[bind9]", :immediately
 end
 
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/bind9/templates/default/named.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/bind9/templates/default/named.conf.erb
index da61324..9242ff9 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/bind9/templates/default/named.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/bind9/templates/default/named.conf.erb
@@ -13,13 +13,21 @@ options {
 	// Uncomment the following block, and insert the addresses replacing 
 	// the all-0's placeholder.
 
-	forwarders {
 <% if !@forwarders.nil? and !@forwarders.empty? -%>
+	forwarders {
 <%   @forwarders.each do |i| -%>
-       <%= i %>;
+         <%= i %>;
 <%   end -%>
-<% end -%>
 	};
+<% end -%>
+
+<% if !@allow_transfer.nil? and !@allow_transfer.empty? -%>
+        allow-transfer {
+<%   @allow_transfer.each do |at| -%>
+          <%= at %>;
+<%   end -%>
+        };
+<% end -%>
 
 	auth-nxdomain no;    # conform to RFC1035
 	listen-on-v6 { any; };
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/bind9/templates/default/suse-sysconfig-named.erb b/chef/cookbooks/bind9/templates/default/suse-sysconfig-named.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6aae97f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/bind9/templates/default/suse-sysconfig-named.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Maintaned by Crowbar.
+# Do not edit.
+<% @options.each { |k,v| -%>
+<%= "#{k}=\"#{v}\"" %>
+<% } -%>
+NAMED_RUN_CHROOTED="no"
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/resolver/recipes/default.rb b/chef/cookbooks/resolver/recipes/default.rb
index 1021646..3b26248 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/resolver/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/resolver/recipes/default.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 dns_list = []
 if !nodes.nil? and !nodes.empty?
   dns_list = nodes.map { |x| Chef::Recipe::Barclamp::Inventory.get_network_by_type(x, "admin").address }
+elsif !node["crowbar"].nil? and node["crowbar"]["admin_node"] and !node[:dns][:forwarders].nil?
+  dns_list << node[:dns][:forwarders]
 end
+
 dns_list << node[:dns][:nameservers]
 
 template "/etc/resolv.conf" do
diff --git a/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-dns.json b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-dns.json
index 5a71bb3..dde4b91 100644
--- a/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-dns.json
+++ b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-dns.json
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
       "domain": "pod.your.cloud.org",
       "contact": "support@pod.your.cloud.org",
       "forwarders": [ ],
+      "allow_transfer": [ ],
+      "nameservers": [ ],
       "static": { }
     }
   },
diff --git a/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-dns.schema b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-dns.schema
index 7a9074d..8c22db3 100644
--- a/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-dns.schema
+++ b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/bc-template-dns.schema
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
               "required": true,
               "sequence": [ { "type": "str", "name": "IpAddress" } ]
             },
+            "nameservers": {
+              "type": "seq",
+              "required": false,
+              "sequence": [ { "type": "str", "name": "IpAddress" } ]
+            },
+            "allow_transfer": {
+              "type": "seq",
+              "required": false,
+              "sequence": [ { "type": "str" } ]
+            },
             "static": {
               "type": "map",
               "required": true,