BIND 4 Boot File Directives (DNS and BIND, 4th Edition)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

E.2.10.2. options no-recursion

Function:: Prevents your name server from performing recursive resolution of domain names

See also:: 8.x.x and 9.x.x options statement, recursion substatement

Covered in Chapter 10, "Advanced Features", and Chapter 11, "Security".

E.2.10.3. options no-fetch-glue

Function:: Prevents your name server from fetching missing glue when constructing a response

See also:: 8.x.x options statement, fetch-glue substatement

Covered in Chapter 10, "Advanced Features", and Chapter 11, "Security".

E.2.10.4. options query-log

Function:: Logs all queries received by your name server

See also:: 8.x.x and 9.1.0+ logging statement, category queries

Covered in Chapter 7, "Maintaining BIND", and Chapter 14, "Troubleshooting DNS and BIND".

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

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

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

Covered in Chapter 4, "Setting Up BIND".


E. BIND Name Server and Resolver Configuration		E.3. BIND 8 Configuration File Statements