bindconfig(8)bindconfig(8)NAMEbindconfig - Configures DNS/BIND services for a single system or clus‐
ter
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/bindconfig
/usr/sbin/sysman dns
DESCRIPTION
The Domain Name System (DNS) configuration section of the SysMan Menu
allows you to configure a system as a Berkeley Internet Name Domain
(BIND) client, which queries a BIND server for host name and address
information, interprets responses, and passes the information to
requesting applications, or as a BIND Server, which is the authorita‐
tive source for information about a zone or zones. The BIND server
either maintains the master copy of the hosts database for the zone or
zones, or obtains the required information from other BIND servers.
Before using bindconfig, be sure to configure network interfaces by
using the Network Configuration section of the SysMan Menu. If the
network interfaces are down when you configure your system as either a
BIND client or a BIND server, the service will not start.
Use bindconfig to do the following: Configure the host system as a BIND
master for one or more zones, as a caching-only name server, or as a
name service client Initialize and maintain BIND data files and gener‐
ate resource records to manage areas such as: host name to
address/address to host name mapping, host information, host name
aliasing, name servers, mail exchange, and the cache file root server
list Manage the BIND boot files, including creation of multiple zones
of authority, designation of forwarders, and indication of slave con‐
figurations Maintain the resolver configuration file, specify queriable
name servers, and specify an alternate domain search list
Online Help:
Online help is available for the BIND Configuration dialog boxes. You
can get help by selecting the Help button on any dialog box.
RESTRICTIONS
You must be root or have the appropriate privileges to run this appli‐
cation.
FILES
Lists locally maintained host names and IP addresses Specifies the ser‐
vice selection for each system database Specifies the environment vari‐
ables that define the BIND configuration on your system
Default BIND Files: Directory containing BIND server database files
BIND server master database file for forward lookups, optionally gener‐
ated by the SysMan Menu from the existing /etc/hosts database. BIND
server master database file for reverse lookups, optionally generated
by the SysMan Menu from the existing /etc/hosts database. BIND server
database of root name servers BIND server configuration file BIND
server database for the local host's loopback interface BIND resolver
configuration file
SEE ALSO
Commands: named(8), nslookup(8), rc.config(8), svcsetup(8), xauth(1X)
Files: resolv.conf(4), svc.conf(4)
Network Services: bind_intro(7), bind_manual_setup(7)bindconfig(8)