OpenView Network Node Manager: Designing and Implementing an Enterprise Solution

Primary, Secondary, and Other Mysteries

With the emergence of BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Daemon) version 8, terms like primary server and secondary server are replaced by master server and slave server, respectively. The name of the configuration file /etc/named.boot is now /etc/named.conf and the syntax of the file is improved to be more flexible and more readable. There’s even a Perl script (named-bootconf.pl) to upgrade the configuration file syntax.

BIND version 8 is very desirable because of its many new and important features. It can check that names in the database or in replies conform with RFC 953. There is full control over message logging. An access list of allowed slave servers limits opportunities for crackers/hackers to attempt ...