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How do I run BIND 9 on Apple Mac OS X?
authorMark Andrews <marka@isc.org>
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:55:53 +0000 (21:55 +0000)
committerMark Andrews <marka@isc.org>
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:55:53 +0000 (21:55 +0000)
FAQ.xml

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  - PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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-<!-- $Id: FAQ.xml,v 1.28 2007/10/31 01:40:00 marka Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: FAQ.xml,v 1.29 2007/11/01 21:55:53 marka Exp $ -->
 
 <article class="faq">
   <title>Frequently Asked Questions about BIND 9</title>
@@ -1339,6 +1339,47 @@ rand_irqs="3 14 15"</programlisting>
       </answer>
     </qandaentry>
     
+    </qandadiv>
+
+    <qandadiv><title>Apple Mac OS X</title>
+
+    <qandaentry>
+      <question>
+       <para>
+         How do I run BIND 9 on Apple Mac OS X?
+       </para>
+      </question>
+      <answer>
+       <para>
+        If you run Tiger(Mac OS 10.4) or later then this is all you need to do:
+       </para>
+       <informalexample>
+         <programlisting>
+% sudo rndc-confgen  > /etc/rndc.conf</programlisting>
+       </informalexample>
+       <para>
+         Copy the key statement from /etc/rndc.conf into /etc/rndc.key, e.g.:
+       </para>
+       <informalexample>
+         <programlisting>
+key "rndc-key" {
+       algorithm hmac-md5;
+       secret "uvceheVuqf17ZwIcTydddw==";
+};</programlisting>
+       </informalexample>
+       <para>
+         Then start the relevant service:
+       </para>
+       <informalexample>
+         <programlisting>
+% sudo service org.isc.named start</programlisting>
+       </informalexample>
+       <para>
+         This is persistent upon a reboot, so you will have to do it only once.
+       </para>
+      </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+
     </qandadiv>
     
     </qandadiv> <!-- Operating-System Specific Questions -->