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Introduction "> </head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr><th colspan="3" align="center">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</th></tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"> </td> <th width="60%" align="center"> </th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html">Next</a> </td> </tr> </table> <hr> </div> <div class="book" lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div><h1 class="title"> <a name="id2482844"></a>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</h1></div> <div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2004-2006 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</p></div> <div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2000-2003 Internet Software Consortium.</p></div> </div> <hr> </div> <div class="toc"> <p><b>Table of Contents</b></p> <dl> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html">1. Introduction </a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2569434">Scope of Document</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2569460">Organization of This Document</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2569736">Conventions Used in This Document</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2569994">The Domain Name System (<acronym class="acronym">DNS</acronym>)</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2570014">DNS Fundamentals</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2570323">Domains and Domain Names</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2570407">Zones</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2570550">Authoritative Name Servers</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2570642">Caching Name Servers</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html#id2570699">Name Servers in Multiple Roles</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html">2. <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> Resource Requirements</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2570868">Hardware requirements</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2570892">CPU Requirements</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2570903">Memory Requirements</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2570918">Name Server Intensive Environment Issues</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch02.html#id2570995">Supported Operating Systems</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html">3. Name Server Configuration</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#sample_configuration">Sample Configurations</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2571026">A Caching-only Name Server</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2571042">An Authoritative-only Name Server</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2571064">Load Balancing</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2571484">Name Server Operations</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2571490">Tools for Use With the Name Server Daemon</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch03.html#id2572723">Signals</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html">4. Advanced DNS Features</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#notify">Notify</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#dynamic_update">Dynamic Update</a></span></dt> <dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#journal">The journal file</a></span></dt></dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#incremental_zone_transfers">Incremental Zone Transfers (IXFR)</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2573147">Split DNS</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#tsig">TSIG</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2573709">Generate Shared Keys for Each Pair of Hosts</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2573776">Copying the Shared Secret to Both Machines</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2573784">Informing the Servers of the Key's Existence</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2573824">Instructing the Server to Use the Key</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2573876">TSIG Key Based Access Control</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2573920">Errors</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2573933">TKEY</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2573982">SIG(0)</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#DNSSEC">DNSSEC</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2574049">Generating Keys</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2574116">Signing the Zone</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2574259">Configuring Servers</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2574396">IPv6 Support in <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> 9</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2574455">Address Lookups Using AAAA Records</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch04.html#id2574475">Address to Name Lookups Using Nibble Format</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch05.html">5. The <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> 9 Lightweight Resolver</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch05.html#id2574507">The Lightweight Resolver Library</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch05.html#lwresd">Running a Resolver Daemon</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html">6. <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> 9 Configuration Reference</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#configuration_file_elements">Configuration File Elements</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#address_match_lists">Address Match Lists</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2575672">Comment Syntax</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#Configuration_File_Grammar">Configuration File Grammar</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2576157"><span><strong class="command">acl</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#acl"><span><strong class="command">acl</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2576326"><span><strong class="command">controls</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#controls_statement_definition_and_usage"><span><strong class="command">controls</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2576672"><span><strong class="command">include</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2576686"><span><strong class="command">include</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2576709"><span><strong class="command">key</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2576730"><span><strong class="command">key</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2576870"><span><strong class="command">logging</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2577064"><span><strong class="command">logging</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2578270"><span><strong class="command">lwres</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2578343"><span><strong class="command">lwres</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2578406"><span><strong class="command">masters</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2578518"><span><strong class="command">masters</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage </a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2578533"><span><strong class="command">options</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#options"><span><strong class="command">options</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#server_statement_grammar"><span><strong class="command">server</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#server_statement_definition_and_usage"><span><strong class="command">server</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2586290"><span><strong class="command">trusted-keys</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2586338"><span><strong class="command">trusted-keys</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#view_statement_grammar"><span><strong class="command">view</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2586420"><span><strong class="command">view</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#zone_statement_grammar"><span><strong class="command">zone</strong></span> Statement Grammar</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2587635"><span><strong class="command">zone</strong></span> Statement Definition and Usage</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2589173">Zone File</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#types_of_resource_records_and_when_to_use_them">Types of Resource Records and When to Use Them</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2590605">Discussion of MX Records</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#Setting_TTLs">Setting TTLs</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2591102">Inverse Mapping in IPv4</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2591208">Other Zone File Directives</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch06.html#id2591377"><acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> Master File Extension: the <span><strong class="command">$GENERATE</strong></span> Directive</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html">7. <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> 9 Security Considerations</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#Access_Control_Lists">Access Control Lists</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#id2591971"><span><strong class="command">chroot</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">setuid</strong></span> (for UNIX servers)</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#id2592046">The <span><strong class="command">chroot</strong></span> Environment</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#id2592172">Using the <span><strong class="command">setuid</strong></span> Function</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch07.html#dynamic_update_security">Dynamic Update Security</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html">8. Troubleshooting</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2592243">Common Problems</a></span></dt> <dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2592248">It's not working; how can I figure out what's wrong?</a></span></dt></dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2592260">Incrementing and Changing the Serial Number</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch08.html#id2592277">Where Can I Get Help?</a></span></dt> </dl></dd> <dt><span class="appendix"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html">A. Appendices</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#id2592339">Acknowledgments</a></span></dt> <dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#id2592344">A Brief History of the <acronym class="acronym">DNS</acronym> and <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym></a></span></dt></dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#historical_dns_information">General <acronym class="acronym">DNS</acronym> Reference Information</a></span></dt> <dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#ipv6addresses">IPv6 addresses (AAAA)</a></span></dt></dl></dd> <dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#bibliography">Bibliography (and Suggested Reading)</a></span></dt> <dd><dl> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#rfcs">Request for Comments (RFCs)</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#internet_drafts">Internet Drafts</a></span></dt> <dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Bv9ARM.ch09.html#id2594702">Other Documents About <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym></a></span></dt> </dl></dd> </dl></dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> </td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Bv9ARM.ch01.html">Next</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> </td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 1. 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