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fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<p><span class="application">named</span> — Internet domain name server</p>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">named</code> [<code class="option">-4</code>] [<code class="option">-6</code>] [<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-d <em class="replaceable"><code>debug-level</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-D <em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-E <em class="replaceable"><code>engine-name</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-f</code>] [<code class="option">-g</code>] [<code class="option">-L <em class="replaceable"><code>logfile</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>#cpus</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-s</code>] [<code class="option">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>#max-socks</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-U <em class="replaceable"><code>#listeners</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-u <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-v</code>] [<code class="option">-V</code>] [<code class="option">-X <em class="replaceable"><code>lock-file</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-x <em class="replaceable"><code>cache-file</code></em></code>]</p></div>
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<p><span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span>
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.
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User When invoked without arguments, <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein read the default configuration file
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>, read any initial
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein data, and listen for queries.
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Use IPv4 only even if the host machine is capable of IPv6.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <code class="option">-4</code> and <code class="option">-6</code> are mutually
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Use IPv6 only even if the host machine is capable of IPv4.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <code class="option">-4</code> and <code class="option">-6</code> are mutually
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Use <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em> as the
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein configuration file instead of the default,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>. To
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 Austein <code class="option">directory</code> option in the configuration
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein file, <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em> should be
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein an absolute pathname.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-d <em class="replaceable"><code>debug-level</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Set the daemon's debug level to <em class="replaceable"><code>debug-level</code></em>.
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User Debugging traces from <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> become
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein more verbose as the debug level increases.
91a45a8ad51e9167e674ac5ed9b4c9eb3e7faea6Tinderbox User<dt><span class="term">-D <em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em></span></dt>
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User Specifies a string that is used to identify a instance of
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> in a process listing. The contents
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User of <em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em> are
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User not examined.
8ec3c085233cedb22b05da36e2773c8f357a7e45Automatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-E <em class="replaceable"><code>engine-name</code></em></span></dt>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User When applicable, specifies the hardware to use for
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User cryptographic operations, such as a secure key store used
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User When BIND is built with OpenSSL PKCS#11 support, this defaults
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User to the string "pkcs11", which identifies an OpenSSL engine
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User that can drive a cryptographic accelerator or hardware service
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User module. When BIND is built with native PKCS#11 cryptography
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User (--enable-native-pkcs11), it defaults to the path of the PKCS#11
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User provider library specified via "--with-pkcs11".
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
e68c527dff2f1f7df2a542f8d6f9181a27e05eb7Tinderbox User<dt><span class="term">-L <em class="replaceable"><code>logfile</code></em></span></dt>
e68c527dff2f1f7df2a542f8d6f9181a27e05eb7Tinderbox User Log to the file <code class="option">logfile</code> by default
e68c527dff2f1f7df2a542f8d6f9181a27e05eb7Tinderbox User instead of the system log.
0eea9763d88e3edf9b6de585f7cfbb08de977124Tinderbox User<dt><span class="term">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em></span></dt>
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User Sets the default memory context options. Currently
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User the only supported option is
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <em class="replaceable"><code>external</code></em>,
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User which causes the internal memory manager to be bypassed
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User in favor of system-provided memory allocation functions.
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></span></dt>
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User Turn on memory usage debugging flags. Possible flags are
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <em class="replaceable"><code>usage</code></em>,
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <em class="replaceable"><code>trace</code></em>,
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <em class="replaceable"><code>record</code></em>,
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <em class="replaceable"><code>size</code></em>, and
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <em class="replaceable"><code>mctx</code></em>.
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User These correspond to the ISC_MEM_DEBUGXXXX flags described in
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <code class="filename"><isc/mem.h></code>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>#cpus</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Create <em class="replaceable"><code>#cpus</code></em> worker threads
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein to take advantage of multiple CPUs. If not specified,
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> will try to determine the
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein number of CPUs present and create one thread per CPU.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein If it is unable to determine the number of CPUs, a
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein single worker thread will be created.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Listen for queries on port <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em>. If not
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein specified, the default is port 53.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Write memory usage statistics to <code class="filename">stdout</code> on exit.
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein This option is mainly of interest to BIND 9 developers
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein and may be removed or changed in a future release.
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>#max-socks</code></em></span></dt>
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User Allow <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> to use up to
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <em class="replaceable"><code>#max-socks</code></em> sockets.
0e1dece22e128f9dfa723316a35c4b3f06912381Tinderbox User The default value is 4096 on systems built with default
0e1dece22e128f9dfa723316a35c4b3f06912381Tinderbox User configuration options, and 21000 on systems built with
0e1dece22e128f9dfa723316a35c4b3f06912381Tinderbox User "configure --with-tuning=large".
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater This option should be unnecessary for the vast majority
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User The use of this option could even be harmful because the
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater specified value may exceed the limitation of the
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater underlying system API.
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User It is therefore set only when the default configuration
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater causes exhaustion of file descriptors and the
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater operational environment is known to support the
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater specified number of sockets.
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User Note also that the actual maximum number is normally a little
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater fewer than the specified value because
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> reserves some file descriptors
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User for its internal use.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User to <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em> after
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein processing the command line arguments, but before
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein reading the configuration file.
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein This option should be used in conjunction with the
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <code class="option">-u</code> option, as chrooting a process
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein running as root doesn't enhance security on most
d71e2e0c61df16ff37c9934c371a4a60c08974f7Mark Andrews systems; the way <code class="function">chroot(2)</code> is
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein defined allows a process with root privileges to
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein escape a chroot jail.
2a1d6afad5c725cbc796c10f1d2b9041eda9f077Automatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-U <em class="replaceable"><code>#listeners</code></em></span></dt>
2a1d6afad5c725cbc796c10f1d2b9041eda9f077Automatic Updater Use <em class="replaceable"><code>#listeners</code></em>
2a1d6afad5c725cbc796c10f1d2b9041eda9f077Automatic Updater worker threads to listen for incoming UDP packets on each
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User address. If not specified, <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> will
0e1dece22e128f9dfa723316a35c4b3f06912381Tinderbox User calculate a default value based on the number of detected
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User CPUs: 1 for 1 CPU, and the number of detected CPUs
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User minus one for machines with more than 1 CPU. This cannot
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User be increased to a value higher than the number of CPUs.
0e1dece22e128f9dfa723316a35c4b3f06912381Tinderbox User If <code class="option">-n</code> has been set to a higher value than
0e1dece22e128f9dfa723316a35c4b3f06912381Tinderbox User the number of detected CPUs, then <code class="option">-U</code> may
0e1dece22e128f9dfa723316a35c4b3f06912381Tinderbox User be increased as high as that value, but no higher.
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User On Windows, the number of UDP listeners is hardwired to 1
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User and this option has no effect.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-u <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em></span></dt>
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User to <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em> after completing
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein privileged operations, such as creating sockets that
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein listen on privileged ports.
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User On Linux, <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> uses the kernel's
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User capability mechanism to drop all root privileges
d71e2e0c61df16ff37c9934c371a4a60c08974f7Mark Andrews except the ability to <code class="function">bind(2)</code> to
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein privileged port and set process resource limits.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Unfortunately, this means that the <code class="option">-u</code>
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User option only works when <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> is
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein on kernel 2.2.18 or later, or kernel 2.3.99-pre3 or
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein later, since previous kernels did not allow privileges
d71e2e0c61df16ff37c9934c371a4a60c08974f7Mark Andrews to be retained after <code class="function">setuid(2)</code>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Report the version number and exit.
824f38c0310fddef55f0f691580154022a7852f5Automatic Updater Report the version number and build options, and exit.
d5ece58e3bb75eb2dff7802f5ce9904dc4dce05fTinderbox User<dt><span class="term">-X <em class="replaceable"><code>lock-file</code></em></span></dt>
d5ece58e3bb75eb2dff7802f5ce9904dc4dce05fTinderbox User Acquire a lock on the specified file at runtime; this
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User helps to prevent duplicate <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> instances
947d37484ed01966a9e89dd27f62c1b427324dc2Tinderbox User from running simultaneously.
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User Use of this option overrides the <span class="command"><strong>lock-file</strong></span>
947d37484ed01966a9e89dd27f62c1b427324dc2Tinderbox User option in <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
947d37484ed01966a9e89dd27f62c1b427324dc2Tinderbox User If set to <code class="literal">none</code>, the lock file check
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-x <em class="replaceable"><code>cache-file</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Load data from <em class="replaceable"><code>cache-file</code></em> into the
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein cache of the default view.
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein This option must not be used. It is only of interest
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein to BIND 9 developers and may be removed or changed in a
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein future release.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein In routine operation, signals should not be used to control
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User the nameserver; <span class="command"><strong>rndc</strong></span> should be used
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Force a reload of the server.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">SIGINT, SIGTERM</span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Shut down the server.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein The result of sending any other signals to the server is undefined.
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User The <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> configuration file is too complex
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein to describe in detail here. A complete description is provided
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> inherits the <code class="function">umask</code>
a9a054302dd8a52fa9023cc98cc565e9c0008527Automatic Updater (file creation mode mask) from the parent process. If files
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User created by <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span>, such as journal files,
a9a054302dd8a52fa9023cc98cc565e9c0008527Automatic Updater need to have custom permissions, the <code class="function">umask</code>
a9a054302dd8a52fa9023cc98cc565e9c0008527Automatic Updater should be set explicitly in the script used to start the
2eeb74d1cf5355dd98f6d507a10086e16bb08c4bTinderbox User <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> process.
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User<div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein The default configuration file.
18fa75b694d056da4be3ebfc2185d007d4882752Automatic Updater<dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/var/run/named/named.pid</code></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein The default process-id file.
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkconf</span>(8)</span>,
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span>(8)</span>,
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rndc</span>(8)</span>,
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">lwresd</span>(8)</span>,
fd2597f75693a2279fdf588bd40dfe2407c42028Tinderbox User <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named.conf</span>(5)</span>,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.