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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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, and Chapter 11.

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, and Chapter 11.

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, and Chapter 14.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.