Exercise 1
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dig and rndc

1- dig

* dig for NXDOMAIN

 # dig noname.cctld.gy  a

  check the header, answer and authority  sections of the response

* dig for NOERROR with RR

 # dig uog.edu.gy a

 check the header, answer and  authority  sections of the response

* dig for NOERROR with 0 RR
 
 # dig uog.edu.gy txt

 check the header, answer and  authority  sections of the response

2- rndc

what it is:

* Remote Name Daemon Controller
* Command-line control of named daemon
* Usually on same host, can be across hosts (uses key for crypto authentication)

what can you do with rndc  ?

* rndc stop - kills server
* rndc status - prints some information
* rndc stats - generates stat file (named.stats)
* rndc reload - refresh zone(s), w/variations
* rndc trace - increases debug level
* rndc flush - removes cached data
* rndc - gives the full option list

1. start named:

* edit /etc/rc.conf and add

	named_enable="YES"

* run

	/etc/rc.d/named start

2. test your rndc configuration

# rndc status

3. test with other options of rndc