Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Version 6.10 Administration Guide (5900-1418, March 2011)

18 BIND Domain Name Server Administration
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, distributed database that stores information
for mapping Internet host names to IP addresses and vice versa. It also stores mail routing information
and other data used by Internet applications.
The Internet Express version of the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) implements a domain
name server for the Tru64 UNIX operating system.
This chapter provides information that helps you enable the latest version of BIND and manage
the BIND server. It contains the following sections:
• BIND overview (Section : BIND Overview).
• Location of BIND files and directories (Section : Important BIND Files and Directories).
• Enabling the latest version of BIND provided by Internet Express (Section : Enabling BIND).
• Running the BIND startup script (Section : Running the BIND Startup Script).
• Documentation provided with BIND Section : BIND Documentation.
BIND Overview
The Internet Domain Name System (DNS) consists of the syntax to specify the names of entities in
the Internet in a hierarchical manner, the rules used for delegating authority over names, and the
system implementation that actually maps names to Internet addresses. The Internet Express version
of the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) implements a domain name server for the Tru64
UNIX operating system. Using BIND, DNS data is maintained in a group of hierarchical databases.
Clients look up information in DNS by calling a resolver library. This library sends queries to one
or more name servers and interprets the responses. BIND Version 9.3.6-P1 server, provided with
Internet Express, is a complete rewrite of the Internet Software Consortium's BIND code base that
contains both a name server and a resolver library.
Important BIND Files and Directories
Table 34 contains information about files, commands, and reference pages that helps you administer
your BIND server. For further information about performing specific BIND administrative tasks, see
the BIND administrator's reference and other information from the BIND Web site:
http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind9.html
Table 34 BIND Files and Directories
ContentsDirectory
Script that switches the version of BIND from Version 8 to
Version 9.3.6-P1, and back again.
/usr/sbin/bind9enable
Script that starts and stops the service./usr/sbin/init.d/named
Location of BIND binary files. See Table 35 for descriptions
of these files.
/usr/sbin/
Location of static and shared libraries./usr/lib/bind9
Location of BIND documentation. See Section : BIND
Documentation for complete information about the contents
of this directory and other BIND documentation.
usr/internet/docs/bind9/
Location of BIND reference pages./usr/share/man/
BIND Version 9.3.6-P1 header files. Existing header files
for older versions of BIND are not overwritten. These files
are placed in a subdirectory under the bind9 directory.
usr/include/bind9
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