named Daemon

BIND version 9.4

Purpose

Provides the server function for the Domain Name Protocol.

Syntax

Refer to the syntax for either the named8 or the named9 daemon.

Description

AIX® 7.1 supports only BIND version 9. By default, the named daemon links to the nsupdate or nsupdate4, named-xfer to named-xfer4. To use a different version of the named daemon, you must relink the symbolic links accordingly for the named and named-xfer daemons.

For example, to use the named8 daemon:

ln -fs /usr/sbin/named8 /usr/sbin/named 
ln -fs /usr/sbin/named8-xfer /usr/sbin/named-xfer

nsupdate4 can be used with named8, but nsupdate9 must be used with named9 because the security process is different. It does not matter what named-xfer is linked to when using named9 because the daemon does not use it.

Files

Item	Description
/usr/sbin/named	Contains the named daemon.
/usr/sbin/named9	Contains the named9 daemon.
/etc/resolv.conf	Specifies the use of domain name services.
/etc/services	Defines socket service assignments.
/usr/samples/tcpip/named.boot	Contains the sample named.boot file with directions for its use.
/usr/samples/tcpip/named.data	Contains the sample DOMAIN data file with directions for its use.
/usr/samples/tcpip/hosts.awk	Contains the sample awk script for converting an /etc/hosts file to an /etc/named.rev file. This file also contains directions for its use.
/usr/samples/tcpip/named.dynamic	Contains a dynamic database setup.

BIND Version 9.16

Purpose: Provides the server function for the Domain Name Protocol.
Syntax: See to the syntax for the named9 daemon.
Description: AIX 7.2 supports BIND version 9.4.1, and optionally supports BIND version 9.16. By default, the named daemon and other files link to BIND version 9.4.1. To update the named daemon to BIND 9.16, you must install the bind.rte fileset that is available as part of the web download and expansion pack. The bind.rte fileset is not installed by default. After the bind.rte fileset is installed, it removes BIND version 9.4.1 and replaces it with BIND 9.16 files.