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ISC BIND Version 8 and 9 - Step by Step

1. Download the ORSN initialize file for nameservers (FTP OR HTTP)
   
   
2. Go to the base directory of your BIND installation.
   
   
3. Move (rename) the existing file "root.cache" to "root.cache.old"
   
   
4. Copy now the file "orsn.hint" to your BIND base directory.
   
   
5. Verify/Adjust the permissions of this file so that BIND can read this file.
   
   
6. Edit the configuration file (e.g. named.conf) and change the following option to:
   

   zone "." {
   	type hint;
   	file "orsn.hint";
   };
   

   
   
7. Save your changes to this file and ...
   
   
8. ... then restart your named process.
   
   Use this command: ndc stop and then ndc start for BIND8
   Use this command: rndc stop and then run the init-script to restart the BIND9
   
   
9. Enter dig ns . @[your-server-ip] to verifiy your bind is using ORSN.