named Daemon
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, named links to 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/named-xfernsupdate4 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. |