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To obtain more information about DNS files and commands, consult the following manual pages:
| Manual page | Information provided |
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| dig(ADMN) | Domain Information Groper, an alternative to nslookup |
| host(ADMN) | Host name resolution description |
| hostname(ADMN) | Sets or prints current hostname |
| named(ADMN) | The named daemon |
| named.conf(SFF) | File format of the DNS configuration file |
| named.hosts(SFF) | File format of the DNS configuration file |
| named.rev(SFF) | File format of the DNS reverse host mapping file |
| named.soa(SFF) | File format of the DNS start of authority file |
| named-xfer(ADMN) | Transfer DNS zone files |
| nslookup(TC) | Name service command line query tool |
| root.cache(SFF) | File format of the DNS cache file |
| resolver(SFF) | The /etc/resolv.conf configuration file |
| RFC | Title |
|---|---|
| 819 | The Domain Naming Convention for Internet User Applications |
| 974 | Mail Routing and the Domain System |
| 1032 | Domain Administrator's Guide |
| 1033 | Domain Administrator's Guide |
| 1034 | Domain Names -- Concept and Facilities |
| 1035 | Domain Names -- Implementation and Specification |
| 1101 | DNS Encoding of Network Names and Other Types |
| 1123 | Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support |
| 1183 | New DNS RR Definitions |
| 1535 | A Security Problem and Proposed Correction With Widely Deployed DNS Software |
| 1536 | Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested Fixes |
| 1537 | Common DNS Data File Configuration Error |
These, and many other BIND-related RFCs,
can be viewed at
the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) web site, at:
www.ietf.org/rfc.html
Finally, a good place to start for beginners is the book DNS and BIND, by Cricket Liu and Paul Albitz, C. 1992 by O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol, CA.