Advanced Features Of Bind - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 Reference Manual

Chapter 12. Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
Caution
Make sure that only the root user can read or write to the
For more information about the
12.4.3. Command Line Options
An command takes the following form:
rndc
rndc options
When executing
rndc
— Stops the
• halt
— Logs all queries made to this nameserver.
• querylog
— Refreshes the nameserver's database.
• refresh
— Reloads the zone files but keeps all other previously cached responses. This command
• reload
also allows changes to zone files without losing all stored name resolutions.
If changes only affected a specific zone, reload only that specific zone by adding the name of the
zone after the
reload
— Dumps the current
• stats
— Stops the server gracefully, saving any dynamic update and Incremental Zone Transfers
• stop
(IXFR) data before exiting.
Occasionally, it may be necessary to override the default settings in the
following options are available:
• -c configuration-file
• -p port-number
953, the default.
— Specifies a server other than the
• -s server
• -y key-name
file.
Additional information about these options can be found in the

12.5. Advanced Features of BIND

Most BIND implementations only use
authority for a particular domain or sub-domain. However, BIND version 9 has a number of advanced
features that allow for a more secure and efficient DNS service.
/etc/rndc.conf
command command-options
on a properly configured localhost, the following commands are available:
service immediately.
named
command.
statistics to the
named
— Specifies the alternate location of a configuration file.
— Specifies a port number to use for the
— Specifies a key other than the
named
/etc/rndc.conf
file, see the
rndc.conf
/var/named/named.stats
rndc
default-server
default-key
rndc
to provide name resolution services or to act as an
file.
man page.
file.
/etc/rndc.conf
connection other than port
listed in
/etc/rndc.conf
option in the
/etc/rndc.conf
man page.
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file. The
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