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For more + information on the DNS, see RFCs 1033, 1034, and 1035. + </p> +<p> + When invoked without arguments, <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> + will + read the default configuration file + <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>, read any initial + data, and listen for queries. + </p> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2609211"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2> +<div class="variablelist"><dl> +<dt><span class="term">-4</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Use IPv4 only even if the host machine is capable of IPv6. + <code class="option">-4</code> and <code class="option">-6</code> are mutually + exclusive. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-6</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Use IPv6 only even if the host machine is capable of IPv4. + <code class="option">-4</code> and <code class="option">-6</code> are mutually + exclusive. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + Use <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em> as the + configuration file instead of the default, + <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>. To + ensure that reloading the configuration file continues + to work after the server has changed its working + directory due to to a possible + <code class="option">directory</code> option in the configuration + file, <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em> should be + an absolute pathname. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-d <em class="replaceable"><code>debug-level</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + Set the daemon's debug level to <em class="replaceable"><code>debug-level</code></em>. + Debugging traces from <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> become + more verbose as the debug level increases. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-f</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Run the server in the foreground (i.e. do not daemonize). + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-g</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Run the server in the foreground and force all logging + to <code class="filename">stderr</code>. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + Turn on memory usage debugging flags. Possible flags are + <em class="replaceable"><code>usage</code></em>, + <em class="replaceable"><code>trace</code></em>, + <em class="replaceable"><code>record</code></em>, + <em class="replaceable"><code>size</code></em>, and + <em class="replaceable"><code>mctx</code></em>. + These correspond to the ISC_MEM_DEBUGXXXX flags described in + <code class="filename"><isc/mem.h></code>. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>#cpus</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + Create <em class="replaceable"><code>#cpus</code></em> worker threads + to take advantage of multiple CPUs. If not specified, + <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> will try to determine the + number of CPUs present and create one thread per CPU. + If it is unable to determine the number of CPUs, a + single worker thread will be created. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></span></dt> +<dd><p> + Listen for queries on port <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em>. If not + specified, the default is port 53. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-s</span></dt> +<dd> +<p> + Write memory usage statistics to <code class="filename">stdout</code> on exit. + </p> +<div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Note</h3> +<p> + This option is mainly of interest to BIND 9 developers + and may be removed or changed in a future release. + </p> +</div> +</dd> +<dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>#max-socks</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> +<p> + Allow <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> to use up to + <em class="replaceable"><code>#max-socks</code></em> sockets. + </p> +<div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Warning</h3> +<p> + This option should be unnecessary for the vast majority + of users. + The use of this option could even be harmful because the + specified value may exceed the limitation of the + underlying system API. + It is therefore set only when the default configuration + causes exhaustion of file descriptors and the + operational environment is known to support the + specified number of sockets. + Note also that the actual maximum number is normally a little + fewer than the specified value because + <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> reserves some file descriptors + for its internal use. + </p> +</div> +</dd> +<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> +<p>Chroot + to <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em> after + processing the command line arguments, but before + reading the configuration file. + </p> +<div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Warning</h3> +<p> + This option should be used in conjunction with the + <code class="option">-u</code> option, as chrooting a process + running as root doesn't enhance security on most + systems; the way <code class="function">chroot(2)</code> is + defined allows a process with root privileges to + escape a chroot jail. + </p> +</div> +</dd> +<dt><span class="term">-u <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> +<p>Setuid + to <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em> after completing + privileged operations, such as creating sockets that + listen on privileged ports. + </p> +<div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Note</h3> +<p> + On Linux, <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> uses the kernel's + capability mechanism to drop all root privileges + except the ability to <code class="function">bind(2)</code> to + a + privileged port and set process resource limits. + Unfortunately, this means that the <code class="option">-u</code> + option only works when <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> is + run + on kernel 2.2.18 or later, or kernel 2.3.99-pre3 or + later, since previous kernels did not allow privileges + to be retained after <code class="function">setuid(2)</code>. + </p> +</div> +</dd> +<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Report the version number and exit. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-V</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Report the version number and build options, and exit. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">-x <em class="replaceable"><code>cache-file</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> +<p> + Load data from <em class="replaceable"><code>cache-file</code></em> into the + cache of the default view. + </p> +<div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Warning</h3> +<p> + This option must not be used. It is only of interest + to BIND 9 developers and may be removed or changed in a + future release. + </p> +</div> +</dd> +</dl></div> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2611108"></a><h2>SIGNALS</h2> +<p> + In routine operation, signals should not be used to control + the nameserver; <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> should be used + instead. + </p> +<div class="variablelist"><dl> +<dt><span class="term">SIGHUP</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Force a reload of the server. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term">SIGINT, SIGTERM</span></dt> +<dd><p> + Shut down the server. + </p></dd> +</dl></div> +<p> + The result of sending any other signals to the server is undefined. + </p> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2611158"></a><h2>CONFIGURATION</h2> +<p> + The <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file is too complex + to describe in detail here. A complete description is provided + in the + <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>. + </p> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2611177"></a><h2>FILES</h2> +<div class="variablelist"><dl> +<dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code></span></dt> +<dd><p> + The default configuration file. + </p></dd> +<dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/var/run/named/named.pid</code></span></dt> +<dd><p> + The default process-id file. + </p></dd> +</dl></div> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2611221"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2> +<p><em class="citetitle">RFC 1033</em>, + <em class="citetitle">RFC 1034</em>, + <em class="citetitle">RFC 1035</em>, + <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkconf</span>(8)</span>, + <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span>(8)</span>, + <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rndc</span>(8)</span>, + <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">lwresd</span>(8)</span>, + <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named.conf</span>(5)</span>, + <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>. + </p> +</div> +<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> +<a name="id2611291"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2> +<p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span> + </p> +</div> +</div> +<div class="navfooter"> +<hr> +<table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> +<tr> +<td width="40%" align="left"> +<a accesskey="p" href="man.named-checkzone.html">Prev</a> </td> +<td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="Bv9ARM.ch10.html">Up</a></td> +<td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="man.nsupdate.html">Next</a> +</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> +<span class="application">named-checkzone</span> </td> +<td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="Bv9ARM.html">Home</a></td> +<td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> <span class="application">nsupdate</span> +</td> +</tr> +</table> +</div> +</body> +</html> |