Updated as release version and added rndc.key info

win32utils/readme1st.txt

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 Copyright (C) 2001  Internet Software Consortium.
 See COPYRIGHT in the source root or http://isc.org/copyright.html for terms.
 
-$Id: readme1st.txt,v 1.6 2001/08/02 07:03:58 mayer Exp $
+$Id: readme1st.txt,v 1.7 2001/08/12 04:53:38 mayer Exp $
 
-	Beta Release of BIND 9.2.0 for Window NT/2000
+	   Release of BIND 9.2.0 for Window NT/2000
 
-Date: 20-Jul-2001.
+Date: 10-Aug-2001.
 
-  This is a Beta Release of BIND 9.2.0 for Windows NT/2000. As such
+  This is the first release of BIND 9.2.0 for Windows NT/2000. As such
-it should not be installed on a production system or anywhere that is
+it should be fully tested on a test system before installing on a
-considered critical for Internet access.  The release has not been
+production system or anywhere that is considered critical for Internet
-thoroughly tested.  While IPv6 addresses should work, there is no
+access.  The release has not been thoroughly tested.  While IPv6
-support yet for a BIND server using an IPv6 stack. Only IPv4 stacks are
+addresses should work, there is no support yet for a BIND server using
-supported on the box running this version of BIND. IPv6 stacks will
+an IPv6 stack. Only IPv4 stacks are supported on the box running this
-be supported in a future release.
+version of BIND. IPv6 stacks will be supported in a future release.
   
 	Kit Installation Information
 
@@ -37,13 +37,21 @@ use the rndc-confgen program. The program will be installed in the
 same directory as named: dns/bin/.  From the DOS prompt, use the
 command this way:
 
+rndc-confgen -a
+
+which will create a rndc.key file in the dns/etc directory. This will
+allow you to run rndc without an explicit rndc.conf file or key and
+control entry in named.conf file. See section 3.4.1.2 of the ARM for
+details of this. An rndc.conf can also be generated by running:
+
 rndc-confgen > rndc.conf
 
-An rndc.conf will be generated in the current directory but not copied to
+which will create the rndc.conf file in the current directory, but not
-the dns/etc directory where it needs to reside.
+copy it to the dns/etc directory where it needs to reside. If you create
+rndc.conf this way you will need to copy the same key statement into
+named.conf.
 
-In addition the named.conf file will need to be modified in order
+The additions look like the following:
-to allow rndc to control named. The additions look like the following:
 
 key "rndc-key" { algorithm hmac-md5; secret "xxxxxxxxx=="; };
 
@@ -52,14 +60,19 @@ controls {
 };
 
 Note that the value of the secret must come from the key generated
-above for rndc and must be the same key value for both. If you
+above for rndc and must be the same key value for both. Details of
-have rndc on a Unix box you can use it to control BIND on the NT/W2K
+this may be found in section 3.4.1.2 of the ARM. If you have rndc
-box as well as using the Windows version of rndc to control a BIND 9
+on a Unix box you can use it to control BIND on the NT/W2K box as
-daemon on a Unix box.
+well as using the Windows version of rndc to control a BIND 9
+daemon on a Unix box. However you must have key statements valid for
+the servers you wish to control, specifically the IP address and key
+in both named.conf and rndc.conf. Again see section 3.4.1.2 of the
+ARM for details.
 
 In addition BIND is installed as a win32 system service, can be
 started and stopped in the same way as any other service and
-automatically starts whenever the system is booted.
+automatically starts whenever the system is booted. Signals are
+not supported and are in fact ignored.
 
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