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Index: A

A6 records, forward mapping and: 10.16.2.1. A6 records and forward mapping

aa (authoritative answer) bit: 9.6. Good Parenting

AAAA records: 10.16. IPv6 Forward and Reverse Mapping

abbreviations for zone data files: 4.4. Abbreviations

examples illustrating: 4.4.4. The Shortened Zone Data Files

ABRT signal: 7.1.3. Using Signals

absolute domain names: 2.1.1. Domain Names

access

rlogin and rsh fail access check: 14.7.5. rlogin and rsh to Host Fails Access Check
to services denied, troubleshooting: 14.7.6. Access to Services Denied

access control lists (ACLs): 10.1. Address Match Lists and ACLs

dynamic update and: 10.2.3. Update Access Control Lists

acl statement: 10.1. Address Match Lists and ACLs

ACLs (see access control lists)

actions for checking sources of host information, specifying: 6.4.2. Sun's Solaris 2.x

adding

hosts: 7.2.1. Adding and Deleting Hosts

14.3.4. Added Name to Zone Data File but Forgot to Add PTR Record

name servers: 8.1.2. Capacity Planning

primary directive: 4.9. Adding More Zones

primary master name server: 8.2.1. Primary Master and Slave Servers

slave name servers: 8.2.1. Primary Master and Slave Servers

9.4.6. Adding a movie.edu Slave

zone statements: 4.9. Adding More Zones

zones: 4.9. Adding More Zones

additional section (DNS messages): 12.6.1. Showing the Query and Response Messages

15.2.1. DNS Message Format
A.2.4. Answer, Authority, and Additional Section Format
credibility and: 14.2.3. How to Read a Database Dump

address match lists: 10.1. Address Match Lists and ACLs

allow-update substatement and: 10.2.3. Update Access Control Lists

address queries: 7.6.2.1. BIND 4.9 and 8 statistics

address records (see A records AAAA records)

address sorting: 4.2.6. Address and Alias Records

10.8. Name Server Address Sorting

address-to-name mapping: 4.2. Setting Up Zone Data

4.2.7. PTR Records

DNAME records and[address to name mapping

DNAME records and[: 10.16.2.2. DNAME records and reverse mapping

dynamic update and: 10.2. DNS Dynamic Update

for IPv6 addresses: 10.16. IPv6 Forward and Reverse Mapping

address types: 2.1.3. Resource Records

addresses: 10.15. Addresses and Ports

rotated: 4.2.6. Address and Alias Records

troubleshooting: 14.3.4. Added Name to Zone Data File but Forgot to Add PTR Record

no PTR data for: 12.7.3. No PTR Record for Name Server's Address

X.121: 16.6.3. X25, ISDN, and RT

administrators

contacting about subdomains: 3.2.2. Where in the World Do I Fit?

3.2.3.1. The us domain

contacting about zones: 4.2.4. SOA Records

of parent zones, contacting: 8.3. Registering Name Servers

updating root hints file and: 4.2.10. The Root Hints Data

AFS (Andrew File System): 16.6.2. AFSDB

A.1.3. New Types from RFC 1183

AFSDB records: 16.6.2. AFSDB

A.1.3. New Types from RFC 1183

AIX, configuring resolvers for: 6.4.4. IBM's AIX

aliases: 4.2.6. Address and Alias Records

16.1. Using CNAME Records
(see also CNAME records)
defining: 6.3.4. Providing Aliases
deleting: 9.7.1. Removing Parent Aliases
determining: 16.1.6. Finding Out a Host's Aliases
multiple: 16.1.4. Multiple CNAME Records
in MX records: 5.3. The MX Algorithm
resolvers and: 15.2.5. The _res Structure
to other aliases: 16.1.2. CNAMEs Pointing to CNAMEs
transition to subdomains and: 9.7. Managing the Transition to Subdomains
using: 16.1. Using CNAME Records

allow-query substatement: 11.2.2. Restricting Queries

allow-transfer substatement: 11.2.3. Preventing Unauthorized Zone Transfers

allow-update-forwarding substatement: 10.2.4. TSIG-Signed Updates

allow-update substatement: 10.2.3. Update Access Control Lists

TSIG and: 11.1.4. Using TSIG

American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN registry): 3.2.4. Checking That Your Network Is Registered

Andrew File System (AFS): 16.6.2. AFSDB

A.1.3. New Types from RFC 1183

answer section (DNS messages): 12.6.1. Showing the Query and Response Messages

15.2.1. DNS Message Format
A.2.4. Answer, Authority, and Additional Section Format
credibility and: 14.2.3. How to Read a Database Dump

any (named address match list): 10.1. Address Match Lists and ACLs

ANY queries, statistics for: 7.6.2.1. BIND 4.9 and 8 statistics

APNIC registry: 3.2.4. Checking That Your Network Is Registered

application gateways: 11.3.1.2. Application gateways

ARIN registry: 3.2.4. Checking That Your Network Is Registered

arpa domain: 2.2.1. Top-Level Domains

ARPAnet: 1. Background

ASCII characters in labels: 4.5. Host Name Checking (BIND 4.9.4 and Later Versions)

Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC registry): 3.2.4. Checking That Your Network Is Registered

asterisk (*) indicating wildcard: 16.2. Wildcards

attempts option: 6.1.6. The options Directive

auth-nxdomain substatement: 10.13. Compatibility

14.5.7. Other Name Servers Don't Cache Your Negative Answers

authenticated name servers: 16.6.2. AFSDB

authoritative answer (aa) bit: 9.6. Good Parenting

authoritative name servers: 2.4. Name Servers and Zones

running over dial-on-demand: 16.4.7. Running Authoritative Name Servers over Dial-on-Demand

authoritative nslookup answers: 12.5.2. Authoritative Versus Nonauthoritative Answers

authority section (DNS messages): 12.6.1. Showing the Query and Response Messages

15.2.1. DNS Message Format
A.2.4. Answer, Authority, and Additional Section Format
credibility and: 14.2.3. How to Read a Database Dump

authorization files, updating: 6.3.3. Updating .rhosts, hosts.equiv, etc.

AXFR queries: 7.6.2.1. BIND 4.9 and 8 statistics

vs. IXFR queries: 10.4. Incremental Zone Transfer (IXFR)

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