rndc does not work (9.1.1 <--> 9.2.3)

[Mark Andrews]

> Hello everyone,
> 
> Currently I am trying to set up BIND 9.1.1 on z/OS (9.1.1 seems to be the mos
> t recent version available for this platform). For greater ease of use I want
> ed to set up rndc.
> I've already created the corresponding entries in named.conf:
> 
>  key "rndc_key" {                              
>      algorithm "hmac-md5";                     
>      secret "<mySecret>";        
>  };                                            
>  controls {                                    
>      inet * allow { any; } keys { rndc_key; }; 
>  };
> 
> However, when I try t run rndc on my NT-4.0-box, I get the following error me
> ssage:
> rndc: connection to remote host closed
> This may indicate that the remote server is using an older version of
> the command protocol, this host is not authorized to connect,
> or the key is invalid.
> 
> I've set up the key manually on both machines, so that should not be the prob
> lem. Also, as you can see above, my machine - just like anybody else's - is a
> llow to connect. Changing any to my NT-box's IP-adress does not help, either.
> I also looked through the logfiles and did not encounter any entries like "co
> nnection refused" or something. =(
> On z/OS, OTOH, rndc works perfectly...
> 
> So I am afraid I just can't connect to the BIND-9.1.1-rndc with my local 9.2.
> 3-rndc. Even worse, the least recent BIND9 available for NT seems to be 9.2.0
> . 
> The man-pages and the Bv9ARM do not contain anything on this, or I wasn't loo
> king hard enough...
> Is there any chance at all to make this work? 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Benjamin Walkenhorst
 
	rndc 9.[01].x uses omapi.
	rndc 9.[23].x used isccc.

	No one should be using 9.1.x anymore.

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