How To Patch / Upgrade BIND 9.x Under FreeBSD Operating System

To patch or upgrade BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) 9.x under a FreeBSD operating system, you can follow these steps:

1. Check the current version of BIND: You can check the currently installed version of BIND by running the following command:

named -v

This will print the version number of the currently installed BIND package.

2. Update the package database: To ensure that you are installing the latest version of BIND, you should update the package database by running the following command:

pkg update

3. Install the latest version of BIND: To install the latest version of BIND, you can use the pkg install command with the bind99 package. For example:

pkg install bind99

This will install the latest version of BIND 9.x, replacing the current version if it is older.

4. Restart BIND: After installing the new version of BIND, you should restart the BIND service to apply the changes. You can do this by running the following command:

service named restart

5. Check the version again: To verify that the upgrade was successful, you can check the version of BIND again using the named -v command. This should print the version number of the new BIND package.