Comparison of BIND 8 and BIND 9 Commands and Files (System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP))

System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)

Comparison of BIND 8 and BIND 9 Commands and Files

The table below compares BIND 8 and BIND 9 commands and configuration files.

BIND 8 Command	BIND 9.x Replacement
`dnskeygen`(1M)	`dnssec-keygen`(1M)
`ndc`(1M)	`rndc`(1M)
`named-bootconf`(1M)	NONE NEEDED
`nsupdate`(1M)	`nsupdate`(1M)
`nslookup`(1M)	`nslookup`(1M)
`named-xfer`(1M)	NONE NEEDED
`in.named`(1M)	`named`(1M)
`named.conf`(4)	`named.conf` [A detailed `named.conf` man page is not included with BIND 9.2.4. The `named.conf` Options includes a summary of the `named.conf` options that are supported in BIND 9.2.4.]
`dig`(1M)	`dig`(1M)