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BIND 9.2.0 documentation is available through its man pages. Table 3-1 “Man Pages” lists and describes the man pages distributed with BIND 9.2.0.

Table 3-1 Man Pages

Man PageDescription
named.1mInternet domain name server
dnssec-keygen.1Key generation tool for DNSSEC

dnssec-makekeyset.1

Program used to produce a set of DNS keys.

dnssec-signkey.1

DNSSEC keyset signing tool
host.1DNS lookup utility

nslookup.1

Program used to query nameservers interactively.
nsupdate.1Dynamic DNS update utility

lwresd.1m

Lightweight resolver daemon

rndc.1

Name server control utility

rndc.conf.4

rndc configuration file

sig-named.1m

Program used to send signals to the nameserver.

named-checkconf.1

named configuration file syntax checking tool
named-checkzone.1Zone validity checking tool

hosts_to_named.1m

Program used to translate host table to name server file format.

dig.1m

Domain information groper
rndc-confgen.1rndc key generation tool

named-conf.4

Configuration file for name daemon

 

nslookup, dig, and host can be used to troubleshoot BIND 9.2.0.

NOTE: Please refer to the respective man pages for detailed information and examples.
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