After you configure your system to use BIND, you must update the following network-related configuration files:
The entries that use simple host names in these network-related files are assumed to be in the local domain. Therefore, you must clearly state the fully qualified domain name for all the hosts in these files, when the hosts are outside your local domain.
Updating /etc/hosts.equiv and $HOME/.rhosts |
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You must convert flat or string-type host names that are not hosts in the local domain to fully qualified domain names in the /etc/hosts.equiv file and in all the $HOME/.rhosts files.
The shell script convert_rhosts, in the /usr/examples/bind directory, accepts input conforming to the syntax in the /etc/hosts.equiv file and converts it to fully qualified domain names. The comments specified in the beginning of the script file provide instructions on how to use this utility.
Updating /var/adm/inetd.sec and $HOME/.netrc |
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You must convert flat or string-type host names that are not hosts in the local domain to fully qualified domain names in the /var/adm/inetd.sec file and in all the $HOME/.netrc files. An automated utility for performing this task is not available, therefore, you must do it manually.
Updating /etc/hosts |
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To provide an alternate means of lookup when the name server is down, you must maintain a minimal /etc/hosts file. It must contain the host names and the Internet addresses of the hosts in your local domain.
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