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Manpages RNDCSection: Maintenance Commands (8)Updated: June 30, 2000 Index Return to Main Contents NAMErndc - name server control utilitySYNOPSISrndc [ -c config-file ] [ -k key-file ] [ -s server ] [ -p port ] [ -V ] [ -y key_id ] command DESCRIPTIONrndc controls the operation of a name server. It supersedes the ndc utility that was provided in old BIND releases. If rndc is invoked with no command line options or arguments, it prints a short summary of the supported commands and the available options and their arguments. rndc communicates with the name server over a TCP connection, sending commands authenticated with digital signatures. In the current versions of rndc and named, the only supported authentication algorithm is HMAC-MD5, which uses a shared secret on each end of the connection. This provides TSIG-style authentication for the command request and the name server's response. All commands sent over the channel must be signed by a key_id known to the server. rndc reads a configuration file to determine how to contact the name server and decide what algorithm and key it should use. OPTIONS
For the complete set of commands supported by rndc, see the BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual or run rndc without arguments to see its help message. LIMITATIONSrndc does not yet support all the commands of the BIND 8 ndc utility. There is currently no way to provide the shared secret for a key_id without using the configuration file. Several error messages could be clearer. SEE ALSOrndc.conf(5), named(8), named.conf(5) ndc(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual. AUTHORInternet Software Consortium
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