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rndc-confgen(1)						       rndc-confgen(1)

NAME
       rndc-confgen - rndc key generation tool

SYNOPSIS
       keysize] keyfile] keyname] port] randomfile] address] chrootdir] user]

DESCRIPTION
       generates  the configuration file for Alternatively, it can be run with
       the option to set up a file and avoid the need for a file and a	state‐
       ment in a file altogether.

   Options
       Configure automatically.	  This	creates	 the file that is read by both
		 and on startup.  The file defines a default  command  channel
		 and  authentication  key allowing to communicate with with no
		 further configuration.	 Running allows BIND 9 and to be  used
		 as drop-in replacements for BIND 8 and with no changes to the
		 existing BIND 8 file.

       Specify the size of the authentication key in bits.
		 The value must range from 1 to 512.  The default is 128.

       Use with the
		 option to specify an alternate name for the file.

       Print a short summary of the options.

       Specify the key name of the
		 authentication key in The default is

       Specify the command channel port where
		 listens for connections from The default is 953.

       Specify a source file of random data for generating the authorization.
		 randomfile is the name of a character device file or  a  file
		 containing random data.  The default is

		 If  is	 not specified and cannot be found or is specified and
		 randomfile cannot be found,  the  keyboard  is	 used  as  the
		 source of randomness.	The special randomfile value specifies
		 keyboard input.

       Specify the IP address where
		 listens for command channel connections from The  default  is
		 the loopback address

       Use with the
		 option	 to  specify  a directory where will run chrooted (see
		 chroot(2)).  An additional copy of the will be written	 rela‐
		 tive  to  this	 directory  so	that  it  will be found by the
		 chrooted

       Use with the
		 option to set the owner of the generated file.	  If  is  also
		 specified,  only  the	file  in the chroot area has its owner
		 changed.

EXAMPLES
   Example 1
       To create a file, thus allowing to be used with	no  manual  configura‐
       tion, run:

   Example 2
       To  print  a sample file, with corresponding and statements to be manu‐
       ally inserted into run:

AUTHOR
       was developed by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC).

FILES
       Default system random data source.

       Default			     configuration file.

       Default			     configuration file.

       Default alternate	     configuration file.

SEE ALSO
       rndc(1), named(1M), chroot(2), rndc.conf(4).

       available online at

       available from the Internet Systems Consortium at

				   BIND 9.3		       rndc-confgen(1)
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