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  <!ENTITY bind-download-ftp    "ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/&bind-version;/bind-&bind-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY bind-size            "4.6 MB">
  <!ENTITY bind-utils-buildsize "52.2 MB">
  <!ENTITY bind-utils-time      "0.65 SBU">
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<sect1 id="bind-utils" xreflabel="BIND Utilities-&bind-version;p1">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="bind-utils.html"?>
<title>BIND Utilities-&bind-version;p1</title>
<indexterm zone="bind-utils">
<primary sortas="a-BIND-Utilities">BIND Utilities</primary>
</indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>BIND</acronym> 
Utilities</application></title>

<para><application><acronym>BIND</acronym> Utilities</application> is not a 
separate package, it is a collection of the client side programs that are 
included with <application><xref linkend="bind"/></application>. The 
<application><acronym>BIND</acronym></application> package includes the client 
side programs <command>nslookup</command>, <command>dig</command> and 
<command>host</command>. If you install <application><acronym>BIND</acronym> 
</application> server, these programs will be installed automatically. This 
section is for those users who don't need the complete 
<application><acronym>BIND</acronym></application> server, but need these 
client side applications.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&bind-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&bind-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &bind-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&bind-utils-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&bind-utils-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para><ulink 
url="ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.3.0/&bind-version;-patch1"/></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application><acronym>BIND</acronym> Utilities</application> 
dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="openssl"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>BIND</acronym> 
Utilities</application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>BIND</acronym> Utilities</application> by 
running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../&bind-version;-patch1 &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/dns &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/isc &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/bind9 &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/isccfg &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/lwres &amp;&amp;
make -C bin/dig</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make -C bin/dig install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><command>patch -Np1 -i ../&bind-version;-patch1</command>: There's a
vulnerability in the <acronym>DNS</acronym><acronym>SEC</acronym> code. See
<ulink url="http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/938617"/>. The patch fixes the
bug.</para>

<para><command>make -C lib/...</command>: These commands build the 
libraries that are needed for the client programs.</para>

<para><command>make -C bin/dig</command>: This command  builds the 
client programs.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>dig, host and nslookup</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<sect3><title>Short Descriptions</title>
<para>See the program descriptions in the <xref linkend="bind"/> 
section.</para>
</sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>