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E.2. BIND 4 Boot File Directives
E.2.1. directory
- Function:
- Sets the name server's working directory
- Syntax:
directory new-directory
- Example:
directory /var/named
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x options statement,
directory substatement
Covered in Chapter 4, "Setting Up BIND".
E.2.2. primary
- Function:
- Configures a name server as the primary master for a zone
- Syntax:
primary domain-name-of-zone file
- Example:
primary movie.edu db.movie.edu
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x zone statement, type
master
Covered in Chapter 4, "Setting Up BIND".
E.2.3. secondary
- Function:
- Configures a name server as a slave for a zone
- Syntax:
secondary domain-name-of-zone ip-address-list [backup-file]
- Example:
secondary movie.edu 192.249.249.3 bak.movie.edu
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x zone statement, type
slave
Covered in Chapter 4, "Setting Up BIND".
E.2.4. cache
- Function:
- Sets the name of the file from which to load the root hints (the
names and addresses of the root name servers)
- Syntax:
cache . file
- Example:
cache . db.cache
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x zone statement, type
hint
Covered in Chapter 4, "Setting Up BIND".
E.2.5. forwarders
- Function:
- Configures the name server(s) to send unresolved queries to
- Syntax:
forwarders ip-address-list
- Example:
forwarders 192.249.249.1 192.249.249.3
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x options statement,
forwarders substatement
Covered in Chapter 10, "Advanced Features".
E.2.6. sortlist
- Function:
- Specifies networks to prefer over others
- Syntax:
sortlist network-list
- Example:
sortlist 10.0.0.0
- See also:
- 8.2+ and 9.1.0+ options statement,
sortlist substatement
Covered in Chapter 10, "Advanced Features".
E.2.7. slave
This directive is the same as the 4.9.x directive options
forward-only and the 8.x.x and 9.x.x options
substatement forward.
E.2.8. include (4.9+)
- Function:
- Includes the contents of another file in
named.boot
- Syntax:
include file
- Example:
include bootfile.primary
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x include statement
Covered in Chapter 7, "Maintaining BIND".
E.2.9. stub (4.9+)
- Function:
- Specifies a child zone that your name server should periodically get
delegation information for
- Syntax:
stub domain-name-of-zone ip-address-list [backup-file]
- Example:
stub movie.edu 192.249.249.3 stub.movie.edu
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x zone statement, type
stub
Covered in Chapter 9, "Parenting".
E.2.10. options (4.9+)
E.2.10.1. options forward-only
- Function:
- Prevents your name server from resolving domain names independently
of a forwarder
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x option statement,
forward substatement
- Covered in:
- Chapter 10, "Advanced Features"
E.2.10.5. options fake-iquery
- Function:
- Tells your name server to respond to old-fashioned inverse queries
with a made-up answer instead of an error
- See also:
- 8.x.x options statement, fake-iquery
substatement
Covered in Chapter 12, "nslookup and dig".
E.2.11. limit (4.9+)
E.2.11.1. limit transfers-in
- Function:
- Restricts the total number of zone transfers your name server will
attempt at any one time
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x options statement,
transfers-in substatement
E.2.11.2. limit transfers-per-ns
- Function:
- Restricts the number of simultaneous zone transfers your name server
will request from any one name server
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x options statement,
transfers-per-ns substatement
E.2.11.3. limit datasize
- Function:
- Increases the size of the data segment named
uses (works only on some operating systems)
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.1.0+ options statement,
datasize substatement
All covered in Chapter 10, "Advanced Features".
E.2.12. xfrnets (4.9+)
- Function:
- Restricts zone transfers from your name server to a list of IP
addresses or networks
- Syntax:
xfrnets ip-address-or-network-list
- Example:
xfrnets 15.0.0.0 128.32.0.0
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.x.x options and zone
statements, allow-transfer
substatement
Covered in Chapter 11, "Security".
E.2.13. bogusns (4.9+)
- Function:
- Tells your name server not to query a list of name servers known to
give bad answers
- Syntax:
bogusns ip-address-list
- Example:
bogusns 15.255.152.4
- See also:
- 8.x.x and 9.1.0+ server statement,
bogus substatement
Covered in Chapter 10, "Advanced Features".
E.2.14. check-names (4.9.4+)
- Function:
- Configures the name checking mechanism
- Syntax:
check-names primary|secondary|response fail|warn|ignore
- Example:
check-names primary ignore
- See also:
- 8.x.x options and zone statements,
check-names substatement
Covered in Chapter 4, "Setting Up BIND".
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