Provides the server function for the Domain Name Protocol.
Refer to the syntax for either the named4, named8, or the named9 daemon.
AIX supports three versions of BIND: 4, 8, and 9. By default, named links to named4, nsupdate to nsupdate4, named-xfer to named-xfer4. To use a different version of named, you must relink the symbolic links accordingly for the named and named-xfer daemons.
For example, to use named8:
ln -fs /usr/sbin/named8 /usr/sbin/named ln -fs /usr/sbin/named8-xfer /usr/sbin/namednsupdate4
can be use 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.
| /usr/sbin/named | Contains the named daemon. |
| /usr/sbin/named4 | Contains the named4 daemon. |
| /usr/sbin/named8 | Contains the named8 daemon. |
| /usr/sbin/named9 | Contains the named9 daemon. |
| /etc/resolv.conf | Specifies the use of domain name services. |
| /etc/rc.tcpip | Initializes daemons at each system restart. |
| /etc/named.pid | Stores process IDs. |
| /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.data file. This file also contains directions for its use. |
| /usr/samples/tcpip/addrs.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. |
The nslookup command, traceroute command, kill command.
The named4, named8 and named9 daemons.
The named.conf file format, DOMAIN Cache file format, DOMAIN Data file format, DOMAIN Reverse Data file format, DOMAIN Local Data file format, resolv.conf file format.