rndc-confgen(1)rndc-confgen(1)NAMErndc-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 ALSOrndc(1), named(1M), chroot(2), rndc.conf(4).
available online at
available from the Internet Systems Consortium at
BIND 9.3 rndc-confgen(1)