BIND 4 Boot File Directives

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

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

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

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

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

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

slave

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

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

options (4.9+)

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:
• "Advanced Features"

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

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

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

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

limit (4.9+)

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

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

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

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

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

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