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domains (TLDs) and root zones with an optional exclude list. Delegation is the process of
separating a single zone into multiple subzones. In order to create a delegated zone, items
known as NS records are used. NameServer records (delegation records) announce the
authoritative nameservers for a particular zone.
The following
root-delegation-only
undelegated responses are expected and trusted:
options { root-delegation-only exclude { "ad"; "ar"; "biz"; "cr"; "cu";
"de"; "dm"; "id; "lu"; "lv"; "md"; "ms"; "museum"; "name"; "no"; "pa"; "pf";
"se"; "sr"; "to"; "tw"; "us"; "uy"; }; };
• — Specifies an alternate location for statistics files. By default,
statistics-file
statistics are saved to the
Dozens of other options are also available, many of which rely upon one another to work
properly. Refer to the BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual referenced in
"Installed Documentation"
2.1.4. Statement
zone
A statement defines the characteristics of a zone such as the location of its configuration
zone
file and zone-specific options. This statement can be used to override the global
statements.
A statement takes the following form:
zone
zone <zone-name><zone-class> { <zone-options>; [<zone-options>; ...] };
In this statement,
<zone-name>
the zone, and
<zone-options>
The attribute for the zone statement is particularly important. It is the default value
<zone-name>
assigned for the
$ORIGIN
directory. The
/var/named/
qualified domain name listed in the zone file.
For example, if a
zone
as the so it is placed at the end of hostnames within the
<zone-name>
For more information about zone files, see
The most common
zone
• — Specifies the clients that are allowed to request information about this zone.
allow-query
The default is to allow all query requests.
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example specifies an exclude list of TLDs from whom
/var/named/named.stats
and the
bind.conf
is the name of the zone,
is a list of options characterizing the zone.
directive used within the corresponding zone file located in the
daemon appends the name of the zone to any non-fully
named
statement defines the namespace for
Section 3, "Zone
statement options include the following:
file.
man page for more details.
<zone-class>
example.com
Files".
named
Section 7.1,
options
is the optional class of
, use
example.com
zone file.
example.com