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75c0816e8295e180f4bc7f10db3d0d880383bc1cMark Andrews - Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Internet Software Consortium.
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60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinNAME="GENERATOR"
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60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="APPLICATION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REFNAMEDIV"
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75c0816e8295e180f4bc7f10db3d0d880383bc1cMark Andrews> -- Internet domain name server</DIV
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>Synopsis</H2
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="COMMAND"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>config-file</I
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>debug-level</I
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>directory</I
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>cache-file</I
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REFSECT1"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>DESCRIPTION</H2
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="COMMAND"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein> is a Domain Name System (DNS) server,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein part of the BIND 9 distribution from ISC. For more
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein information on the DNS, see RFCs 1033, 1034, and 1035.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein> When invoked without arguments, <B
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="COMMAND"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein read the default configuration file
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="FILENAME"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>, read any initial
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein data, and listen for queries.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REFSECT1"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="VARIABLELIST"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>config-file</I
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>config-file</I
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein configuration file instead of the default,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="FILENAME"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein ensure that reloading the configuration file continues
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein to work after the server has changed its working
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein directory due to to a possible
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="OPTION"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>directory</TT
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein> option in the configuration
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>config-file</I
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein an absolute pathname.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>debug-level</I
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein> Set the daemon's debug level to <TT
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="REPLACEABLE"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein>debug-level</I
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Debugging traces from <B
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob AusteinCLASS="COMMAND"
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein more verbose as the debug level increases.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein> Run the server in the foreground (i.e. do not daemonize).
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein> Run the server in the foreground and force all logging