Provided by: dnssec-tools_2.0-1_all 
NAME
dtinitconf - Creates a DNSSEC-Tools configuration file
SYNOPSIS
dtinitconf [options]
DESCRIPTION
The dtinitconf program initializes the DNSSEC-Tools configuration file. By default, the actual
configuration file will be created, though the created file can be specified by the user. Existing
files, whether the default or one specified by the user, will not be overwritten unless specifically
directed by the user.
Each configuration field can be individually specified on the command line. The user will also be
prompted for the fields, with default values taken from the DNSSEC-Tools defaults.pm module. If the
-noprompt option is given, then a default configuration file (modulo command-line arguments) will be
created.
Configuration entries are created for several BIND programs. Several locations on the system are
searched to find the locations of these programs. First, the directories in the path environment
variable are checked; the names of any directories that contain the BIND programs are saved. Next,
several common locations for BIND programs are checked; again, the names of directories that contain the
BIND programs are saved. After collecting these directories, the user is presented with this list and
may choose to use whichever set is desired. If no directories are found that contain the BIND programs,
the user is prompted for the proper location.
If the configuration file's parent directory does not exist, then an attempt is made to create the
directory. The new directory's ownership will be set to root for the owner and dnssec for the group,
assuming the dnssec group exists. Writability checks for the directory will not be performed if the
-outfile option is given.
OPTIONS
dtinitconf takes options that control the contents of the newly generated DNSSEC-Tools configuration
file. Each configuration file entry has a corresponding command-line option. The options, described
below, are ordered in logical groups.
Key-related Options
These options deal with different aspects of creating and managing encryption keys.
-algorithm algorithm
Selects the cryptographic algorithm. The value of algorithm must be one that is recognized by the
installed version of dnssec-keygen.
-kskcount KSK-count
The default number of KSK keys that will be created for a zone.
-ksklength keylen
The default KSK key length to be passed to dnssec-keygen.
-ksklife lifespan
The default length of time between KSK rollovers. This is measured in seconds. This value must be
within the range of the minlife and maxlife values.
This value is only used for key rollover. Keys do not have a life-time in any other sense.
-maxlife maxlifespan
The maximum length of time between key rollovers. This is measured in seconds. The ksklife and
zsklife values must be not greater than this value.
This value is only used for key rollover. Keys do not have a life-time in any other sense.
-minlife minlifespan
The minimum length of time between key rollovers. This is measured in seconds. The ksklife and
zsklife values must be not less than this value.
This value is only used for key rollover. Keys do not have a life-time in any other sense.
-zskcount ZSK-count
The default number of ZSK keys that will be created for a zone.
-zsklength keylen
The default ZSK key length to be passed to dnssec-keygen.
-zsklife lifespan
The default length of time between ZSK rollovers. This is measured in seconds. This value must be
within the range of the minlife and maxlife values.
This value is only used for key rollover. Keys do not have a life-time in any other sense.
-random randomdev
The random device generator to be passed to dnssec-keygen.
Zone-related Options
These options deal with different aspects of zone signing.
-endtime endtime
The zone default expiration time to be passed to dnssec-signzone.
trustman-related Options
These options deal with different aspects of executing trustman.
-genroothints roothints
A new root.hints file will be created at the specified location. dtinitconf requires that the file
not already exist.
The root.hints file is retrieved from http://www.internic.net/zones/named.root. It is not considered
a fatal error if dtinitconf is unable to fetch the file. Rather, a warning message will be given and
creation of the configuration file will continue.
-ta-contact email
The email address of the trustman administrator.
-ta-resolvconf resolvconffile
The location of the resolv.conf file.
-ta-smtpserver hostname
The SMTP server for the trustman command.
-ta-tmpdir hostname
The temporary directory for the trustman command.
BIND Options
These options deal specifically with functionality provided by BIND.
-rndc rndc-path
rndc is the path to BIND's rndc command.
DNSSEC-Tools Options
These options deal specifically with functionality provided by DNSSEC-Tools.
-admin email-address
admin is the email address of the DNSSEC-Tools administrator. This is the default address used by
the dt_adminmail() routine.
-archivedir directory
directory is the archived-key directory. Old encryption keys are moved to this directory, but only
if they are to be saved and not deleted.
-autosign
A flag indicating that rollerd should automatically sign zonefiles that are found to be newer than
their signed zonefile. If -noautosign is specified, this will be set to false.
-binddir directory
directory is the directory holding the BIND programs. If the reserved word "path" is specified, then
existence of the BIND programs is not verified when dtinitconf is executed. Rather, the user's PATH
directories will be searched for the BIND programs when the DNSSEC-Tools are executed.
-dtdir directory
directory is the directory holding the DNSSEC-Tools programs. If the reserved word "path" is
specified, then existence of the DNSSEC-Tools programs is not verified when dtinitconf is executed.
Rather, the user's PATH directories will be searched for the DNSSEC-Tools programs when those tools
are executed.
-entropy_msg
A flag indicating that zonesigner should display a message about entropy generation. This is
primarily dependent on the implementation of a system's random number generation.
-mailer-server host
The mail server that will be contacted by dt_adminmail(). This is passed to Mail::Send.
-mailer-server mailtype
The mail type that will be contacted by dt_adminmail(). This is passed to Mail::Mailer (by way of
Mail::Send.) Any values recognized by Mail::Mailer may be used here.
-noentropy_msg
A flag indicating that zonesigner should not display a message about entropy generation. This is
primarily dependent on the implementation of a system's random number generation.
-roll-loadzone
-no-roll-loadzone
Flags indicating whether or not rollerd should have the DNS daemon load zones.
-roll-logfile logfile
logfile is the logfile for the rollerd daemon.
-roll-loglevel loglevel
loglevel is the logging level for the rollerd daemon.
-roll-phasemsg length
length is the default length of phase-related log messages used by rollerd. The valid levels are
"long" and "short", with "long" being the default value.
The long message length means that a phase description will be included with some log messages. For
example, the long form of a message about ZSK rollover phase 3 will look like this: "ZSK phase 3
(Waiting for old zone data to expire from caches)".
The short message length means that a phase description will not be included with some log messages.
For example, the short form of a message about ZSK rollover phase 3 will look like this: "ZSK phase
3".
-roll-sleeptime sleep-time
sleep-time is the sleep-time for the rollerd daemon.
-roll-username username
username is the user for which the rollerd daemon will be executed. If this is a username, it must
correspond to a valid uid; if it is a uid, it must correspond to a valid username.
-roll-logtz logtz
loglevel is the timezone of the message timestamp for rollerd's logfile.
-zoneerrs error-count
error-count is the maximum error count for zones used by the rollerd daemon.
-savekeys
A flag indicating that old keys should be moved to the archive directory.
-nosavekeys
A flag indicating that old keys should not be moved to the archive directory but will instead be left
in place.
-usegui
A flag indicating that the GUI for specifying command options may be used.
-nousegui
A flag indicating that the GUI for specifying command options should not be used.
-zoneparser parser-module
parser-module is the name of the Perl module that will be used to parse zone files. The default is
specified in dnssec_tools_default().
dtinitconf Options
These options deal specifically with dtinitconf.
-outfile conffile
The configuration file will be written to conffile. If this is not given, then the default
configuration file (as returned by Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::conf::getconffile()) will be used.
If conffile is given as -, then the new configuration file will be written to the standard output.
conffile must be writable.
-overwrite
If -overwrite is specified, existing output files may be overwritten. Without -overwrite, if the
output file is found to exist then dtinitconf will give an error message and exit.
-noprompt
If -noprompt is specified, the user will not be prompted for any input. The configuration file will
be created from command-line options and DNSSEC-Tools defaults. Guesses will be made for the BIND
paths, based on the PATH environment variable.
WARNING: After using the -noprompt option, the configuration file must be checked to ensure that the
defaults are appropriate and acceptable for the installation.
-template
If -template is specified, a default configuration file is created. However, all entries are
commented out.
The only command line options that may be used in conjunction with -template are -outfile and
-overwrite.
-edit
If -edit is specified, the output file will be edited after it has been created. The EDITOR
environment variable is consulted for the editor to use. If the EDITOR environment variable isn't
defined, then the vi editor will be used.
-verbose
Provide verbose output.
-Version
Displays the version information for dtinitconf and the DNSSEC-Tools package.
-help
Display a usage message and exit.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2006-2013 SPARTA, Inc. All rights reserved. See the COPYING file included with the DNSSEC-
Tools package for details.
AUTHOR
Wayne Morrison, tewok@tislabs.com
SEE ALSO
dnssec-keygen(8), dnssec-signzone(8), named-checkzone(8), keyarch(8), rollckk(8), rollerd(8),
zonesigner(8)
Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::conf.pm(3), Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::defaults.pm(3),
Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::dnssectools.pm(3), Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::tooloptions.pm(3), QWizard.pm(3)
dnssec-tools.conf(5)
perl v5.14.2 2013-02-15 DTINITCONF(1p)