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2d2dc37599979c83495510f8af8d1756753aa2c5Automatic Updater<p><span class="application">rndc-confgen</span> — rndc key generation tool</p>
9513a2a6670951f5cf5477fcfec9f933fcaff628Automatic Updater<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">rndc-confgen</code> [<code class="option">-a</code>] [<code class="option">-b <em class="replaceable"><code>keysize</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>keyfile</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-h</code>] [<code class="option">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>keyname</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>randomfile</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>chrootdir</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-u <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em></code>]</p></div>
cdfc81e048bd34c1d628380247bda6b80a89e20eAutomatic Updater<a name="id2636396"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
cdfc81e048bd34c1d628380247bda6b80a89e20eAutomatic Updater<p><span><strong class="command">rndc-confgen</strong></span>
9513a2a6670951f5cf5477fcfec9f933fcaff628Automatic Updater generates configuration files
9513a2a6670951f5cf5477fcfec9f933fcaff628Automatic Updater for <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span>. It can be used as a
9513a2a6670951f5cf5477fcfec9f933fcaff628Automatic Updater convenient alternative to writing the
9513a2a6670951f5cf5477fcfec9f933fcaff628Automatic Updater <code class="filename">rndc.conf</code> file
eabc9c3c07cd956d3c436bd7614cb162dabdda76Mark Andrews and the corresponding <span><strong class="command">controls</strong></span>
eabc9c3c07cd956d3c436bd7614cb162dabdda76Mark Andrews and <span><strong class="command">key</strong></span>
eabc9c3c07cd956d3c436bd7614cb162dabdda76Mark Andrews statements in <code class="filename">named.conf</code> by hand.
9e3a7b0faf417a10f5f689edf288807b2d5eedc5Brian Wellington Alternatively, it can be run with the <span><strong class="command">-a</strong></span>
9cd5eb6fe0f26d65724b99216cb31dcdd12e4afdAutomatic Updater option to set up a <code class="filename">rndc.key</code> file and
c651f15b30f1dae5cc2f00878fb5da5b3a35a468Mark Andrews avoid the need for a <code class="filename">rndc.conf</code> file
6fe48fb46e53ffc37542853a1edb74cb481b7d94Automatic Updater and a <span><strong class="command">controls</strong></span> statement altogether.
c651f15b30f1dae5cc2f00878fb5da5b3a35a468Mark Andrews Do automatic <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> configuration.
930f6069e5aa157cf6987cdafd412f5757a5a558Automatic Updater This creates a file <code class="filename">rndc.key</code>
693c4232dfdffaff672197d4b9fea944c64cf80aAutomatic Updater in <code class="filename">/etc</code> (or whatever
f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater was specified as when <acronym class="acronym">BIND</acronym> was
f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater that is read by both <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span>
f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater and <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> on startup. The
efb0e886f18894a1d2489f1ad74ad14b579e11c7Mark Andrews <code class="filename">rndc.key</code> file defines a default
f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater command channel and authentication key allowing
91216cff91b34c9ff6e846dc23f248219cafe660Andreas Gustafsson <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> to communicate with
f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> on the local host
f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater with no further configuration.
dd65eb1efb40b1c47d57963192bfc54873b219beAutomatic Updater Running <span><strong class="command">rndc-confgen -a</strong></span> allows
dd65eb1efb40b1c47d57963192bfc54873b219beAutomatic Updater BIND 9 and <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> to be used as
11af78f7dc35741bdab68dbab11b03daab005b28Automatic Updater replacements for BIND 8 and <span><strong class="command">ndc</strong></span>,
11af78f7dc35741bdab68dbab11b03daab005b28Automatic Updater with no changes to the existing BIND 8
8ccd7da886e93cd490fcb6f4c4e98a6514f35820Automatic Updater If a more elaborate configuration than that
2a31bd531072824ef252c18303859d6af7451b00Francis Dupont generated by <span><strong class="command">rndc-confgen -a</strong></span>
c651f15b30f1dae5cc2f00878fb5da5b3a35a468Mark Andrews is required, for example if rndc is to be used remotely,
e130ab53e992670e2a2ecf043976ac09f21358d1Automatic Updater you should run <span><strong class="command">rndc-confgen</strong></span> without
c651f15b30f1dae5cc2f00878fb5da5b3a35a468Mark Andrews <span><strong class="command">-a</strong></span> option and set up a
a308b69ac66fadf66863484f301314d6e6a3f1d2Automatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-b <em class="replaceable"><code>keysize</code></em></span></dt>
78f3ed4bc2fcd3d270bfd599804f3b27a1db4d91Mark Andrews Specifies the size of the authentication key in bits.
c651f15b30f1dae5cc2f00878fb5da5b3a35a468Mark Andrews Must be between 1 and 512 bits; the default is 128.
82447d835d3ff5c658749b4e9b4f66166407b3eaAutomatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>keyfile</code></em></span></dt>
0c39b3ed9409ecb277d5e32fa763a4e4d6598df8Automatic Updater Used with the <span><strong class="command">-a</strong></span> option to specify
0c39b3ed9409ecb277d5e32fa763a4e4d6598df8Automatic Updater an alternate location for <code class="filename">rndc.key</code>.
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f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater <span><strong class="command">rndc-confgen</strong></span>.
fe80a4909bf62b602feaf246866e9d29f7654194Automatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>keyname</code></em></span></dt>
f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater Specifies the key name of the rndc authentication key.
91216cff91b34c9ff6e846dc23f248219cafe660Andreas Gustafsson This must be a valid domain name.
f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater The default is <code class="constant">rndc-key</code>.
91216cff91b34c9ff6e846dc23f248219cafe660Andreas Gustafsson<dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></span></dt>
dd65eb1efb40b1c47d57963192bfc54873b219beAutomatic Updater Specifies the command channel port where <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>
dd65eb1efb40b1c47d57963192bfc54873b219beAutomatic Updater listens for connections from <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span>.
133e6d43fa82e80d3798be4de00f4540f485ec6cAutomatic Updater The default is 953.
133e6d43fa82e80d3798be4de00f4540f485ec6cAutomatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>randomfile</code></em></span></dt>
91216cff91b34c9ff6e846dc23f248219cafe660Andreas Gustafsson Specifies a source of random data for generating the
f2770f6b39a9b2a98afb7a11ed105f73f1570c1eAutomatic Updater authorization. If the operating
4104e236f71eb5108fcfda6711878a97f6f4a8e7Automatic Updater system does not provide a <code class="filename">/dev/random</code>
8711e5c73ca872d59810760af0332194cbdd619bAutomatic Updater or equivalent device, the default source of randomness
229ea4644b3a7d9c7fdaa43888e7f55ba01e2ee3Automatic Updater is keyboard input. <code class="filename">randomdev</code>
6fe48fb46e53ffc37542853a1edb74cb481b7d94Automatic Updater the name of a character device or file containing random
229ea4644b3a7d9c7fdaa43888e7f55ba01e2ee3Automatic Updater data to be used instead of the default. The special value
765c97d56ccddc9d7904c7d9ff2e2d825d9687e4Automatic Updater <code class="filename">keyboard</code> indicates that keyboard
3e5340279d8875d136a4dd815cccad0044aa2644Automatic Updater input should be used.
da82e232161d67b77df2d67898bdac693f647be1Automatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>address</code></em></span></dt>
d145b64cacc8d9cda51f9924ec70cd4661c3e2cfAutomatic Updater Specifies the IP address where <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>
8711e5c73ca872d59810760af0332194cbdd619bAutomatic Updater listens for command channel connections from
ce9cad6bb04869c5e94d9dc721032b25117f9210Automatic Updater <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span>. The default is the loopback
59528addd704f8d5757b54e540520f74e588a7c7Automatic Updater address 127.0.0.1.
da82e232161d67b77df2d67898bdac693f647be1Automatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>chrootdir</code></em></span></dt>
e85565067cf73f8cc21ee29b11761659f1d47ee9Automatic Updater Used with the <span><strong class="command">-a</strong></span> option to specify
ce9cad6bb04869c5e94d9dc721032b25117f9210Automatic Updater a directory where <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> will run
bc0a53583d92309bebcf93c408e2f3247ebd3d3cAutomatic Updater chrooted. An additional copy of the <code class="filename">rndc.key</code>
ce9cad6bb04869c5e94d9dc721032b25117f9210Automatic Updater will be written relative to this directory so that
ce9cad6bb04869c5e94d9dc721032b25117f9210Automatic Updater it will be found by the chrooted <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
ce9cad6bb04869c5e94d9dc721032b25117f9210Automatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-u <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em></span></dt>
7f79131f9a8e804b93c57f3c679065cce878b726Automatic Updater Used with the <span><strong class="command">-a</strong></span> option to set the
ce9cad6bb04869c5e94d9dc721032b25117f9210Automatic Updater of the <code class="filename">rndc.key</code> file generated.
da82e232161d67b77df2d67898bdac693f647be1Automatic Updater <span><strong class="command">-t</strong></span> is also specified only the file
19b3dc94bce93fa76bd7e066f9298630dbc9dcb4Automatic Updater the chroot area has its owner changed.
e130ab53e992670e2a2ecf043976ac09f21358d1Automatic Updater To allow <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> to be used with
ce9cad6bb04869c5e94d9dc721032b25117f9210Automatic Updater no manual configuration, run
82447d835d3ff5c658749b4e9b4f66166407b3eaAutomatic Updater<p><strong class="userinput"><code>rndc-confgen -a</code></strong>
ce9cad6bb04869c5e94d9dc721032b25117f9210Automatic Updater To print a sample <code class="filename">rndc.conf</code> file and
9cd5eb6fe0f26d65724b99216cb31dcdd12e4afdAutomatic Updater corresponding <span><strong class="command">controls</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">key</strong></span>
bbb069be941f649228760edcc241122933c066d2Automatic Updater statements to be manually inserted into <code class="filename">named.conf</code>,
c651f15b30f1dae5cc2f00878fb5da5b3a35a468Mark Andrews<p><strong class="userinput"><code>rndc-confgen</code></strong>
8711e5c73ca872d59810760af0332194cbdd619bAutomatic Updater<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rndc</span>(8)</span>,
c651f15b30f1dae5cc2f00878fb5da5b3a35a468Mark Andrews <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rndc.conf</span>(5)</span>,
c651f15b30f1dae5cc2f00878fb5da5b3a35a468Mark Andrews <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
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