How to Install Bind 9.5.0
Install the BIND -- Berkeley Internet Name Daemon -- version 9.5.0 Domain Name Service software on a Windows Server 2008 computer to simplify network administration when all other DNS servers on the network are already running that version of BIND. BIND installation requires the creation of a service account prior to installing the BIND service. Use the "Local Users and Groups" and "Local Security Policy" utilities on the Windows Server 2008 operating system for BIND install preparation.
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Things You'll Need
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 computer
- Administrator credentials for the Windows Server 2008 computer
Instructions
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Log in to the Windows Server 2008 computer using the username and password of an account that has Administrator permissions on the computer.
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Click the "Start" button on the Windows Server 2008 taskbar and click "Administrative Tools" and then click "Computer Management." The "Computer Management" window will appear.
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Click "Local Users and Groups" in the left pane and right-click the "Users" folder and then click the "New User" item in the menu that appears. Type "named" in the "User name" field and type a password for the "named" account into the "Password" and "Confirm Password" fields. Tick the "User cannot change password" and "Password never expires" check boxes. Clear the "User must change password at next logon" check box. Click the "Create" button.
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Click the "Start" button on the computer desktop taskbar and click "Administrative Tools" and then click "Local Security Policy" in the menu that appears. Click the "+" to expand the "Local Policies" directory located in the left pane of the "Local Security Policy" window and click "User Rights Assignment." Right-click the "Log on as a service" item in the right pane and click "Properties."
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Click the "Add User or Group" button in the "Log on as a service Properties" window and type "named" into the "Enter object names to select" text box. Click the "Check Names" button and click "OK" when the "named" name is underlined and the computer name appears in front of "named" separated by a "\."
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Click the "X" in the upper right corner of the "Local Security Policy" window to close the window.
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Click the "Start" button on the taskbar and click "Internet Explorer." Type the URL for the BIND download page (isc.org) into the address bar located near the top of the "Windows Internet Explorer" window. Press the "Enter" key. Click the "Download BIND by specific version" link on the right side of the Web page.
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Click the "9.5.0/" link and click the "BIND9.5.0.zip" link. Click the "Save" button in the window that appears and click "Save" in the "Save As" window. Click the "Open" button and double-click on the "BindInstall.exe" file in the window that appears. Confirm that you wish to open the "BindInstaller.exe" file if prompted.
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Note the path and directory displayed in the "Target Directory" field as that is where the BIND files will be installed. Type "named" in the "Service Account Name" field of the "BIND 9 Installer" window that appears. Enter the password for the "named" account in to the "Service Account Password" field and the "Confirm Service Account Password" field and click the "Install" button. Click "No" if the "BINDInstall" window displays a "Chosen account has too many privileges. Do you wish to choose a different account name?" message.
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Click "OK" in the "BINDInstall" window to complete the installation. Click the "Start" button and click "Computer" and navigate to the location where the BIND files are installed (usually c:\Windows\System32\dns). Right-click on the "dns" directory and click "Properties" in the menu that appears.
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Click the "Security" tab in the window that appears and click once on the "named" account in the accounts list. Click the check box next to "Full Control" under the "Allow" column which will mark all check boxes in the "Allow" column. Click the "OK" button to save the settings.
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