hpux man page for rndc-confgen

rndc-confgen(1) 					      General Commands Manual						   rndc-confgen(1)

NAME
       rndc-confgen - rndc key generation tool

SYNOPSIS
       keysize] keyfile] keyname] port] randomfile] address] chrootdir] user]

DESCRIPTION
       generates  the  configuration  file  for  Alternatively, it can be run with the option to set up a file and avoid the need for a file and a
       statement in a file altogether.

   Options
       Configure automatically.  This creates the file that is read by both and on startup.  The  file	defines  a  default  command  channel  and
		 authentication  key  allowing to communicate with with no further configuration.  Running allows BIND 9 and to be used as drop-in
		 replacements for BIND 8 and with no changes to the existing BIND 8 file.

       Specify the size of the authentication key in bits.
		 The value must range from 1 to 512.  The default is 128.

       Use with the
		 option to specify an alternate name for the file.

       Print a short summary of the options.

       Specify the key name of the
		 authentication key in The default is

       Specify the command channel port where
		 listens for connections from The default is 953.

       Specify a source file of random data for generating the authorization.
		 randomfile is the name of a character device file or a file containing random data.  The default is

		 If is not specified and cannot be found or is specified and randomfile cannot be found, the keyboard is used  as  the	source	of
		 randomness.  The special randomfile value specifies keyboard input.

       Specify the IP address where
		 listens for command channel connections from The default is the loopback address

       Use with the
		 option  to  specify  a  directory where will run chrooted (see chroot(2)).  An additional copy of the will be written relative to
		 this directory so that it will be found by the chrooted

       Use with the
		 option to set the owner of the generated file.  If is also specified, only the file in the chroot area has its owner changed.

EXAMPLES
   Example 1
       To create a file, thus allowing to be used with no manual configuration, run:

   Example 2
       To print a sample file, with corresponding and statements to be manually inserted into run:

AUTHOR
       was developed by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC).

FILES
       Default system random data source.

       Default			     configuration file.

       Default			     configuration file.

       Default alternate	     configuration file.

SEE ALSO
       rndc(1), named(1M), chroot(2), rndc.conf(4).

       available online at

       available from the Internet Systems Consortium at

								     BIND 9.3							   rndc-confgen(1)