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d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark AndrewsThis is a summary of the named.conf options supported by
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrewsthis version of BIND 9.
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrewsacl <string> { <address_match_element>; ... };
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews inet ( <ipv4_address> | <ipv6_address> | * ) [ port ( <integer> | *
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews ) ] allow { <address_match_element>; ... } [ keys { <string>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews unix <quoted_string> perm <integer> owner <integer> group <integer>
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews [ keys { <string>; ... } ];
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrewsdlz <string> {
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews database <string>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews search <boolean>;
95317501208f3bf5b159e6a40801b7069f68c486Mark Andrewskey <string> {
95317501208f3bf5b159e6a40801b7069f68c486Mark Andrews algorithm <string>;
95317501208f3bf5b159e6a40801b7069f68c486Mark Andrews secret <string>;
95317501208f3bf5b159e6a40801b7069f68c486Mark Andrews category <string> { <string>; ... };
95317501208f3bf5b159e6a40801b7069f68c486Mark Andrews channel <string> {
95317501208f3bf5b159e6a40801b7069f68c486Mark Andrews file <quoted_string> [ versions ( "unlimited" | <integer> )
95317501208f3bf5b159e6a40801b7069f68c486Mark Andrews ] [ size <size> ];
95317501208f3bf5b159e6a40801b7069f68c486Mark Andrews print-category <boolean>;
95317501208f3bf5b159e6a40801b7069f68c486Mark Andrews print-severity <boolean>;
73cac2175470e9068829589476dda8bd6d88036fMark Andrews print-time <boolean>;
73cac2175470e9068829589476dda8bd6d88036fMark Andrews severity <log_severity>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews syslog <optional_facility>;
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews listen-on [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] { ( <ipv4_address>
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews | <ipv6_address> ) [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ]; ... };
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews ndots <integer>;
01163d188b89911c3a23fe1125a4cab6764a408cMark Andrews search { <string>; ... };
01163d188b89911c3a23fe1125a4cab6764a408cMark Andrews view <string> <optional_class>;
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrewsmanaged-keys { <string> <string> <integer> <integer> <integer>
648ba62b1f156cbca14d54d06c535385f1193d13Mark Andrews <quoted_string>; ... };
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrewsmasters <string> [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] { ( <masters> |
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews <ipv4_address> [ port <integer> ] | <ipv6_address> [ port <integer> ] )
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews [ key <string> ]; ... };
35665db4e49e3e4c0e3776e635449f931f3732cfMark Andrews acache-cleaning-interval <integer>;
c6313caa6cd9d011ac075048d2b62fd3410162dfMark Andrews acache-enable <boolean>;
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews additional-from-auth <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews additional-from-cache <boolean>;
bdfd62f497fe0d5281c25b61271595a4c821a040Mark Andrews allow-new-zones <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews allow-notify { <address_match_element>; ... };
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews allow-query { <address_match_element>; ... };
bdfd62f497fe0d5281c25b61271595a4c821a040Mark Andrews allow-query-cache { <address_match_element>; ... };
bdfd62f497fe0d5281c25b61271595a4c821a040Mark Andrews allow-query-cache-on { <address_match_element>; ... };
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews allow-query-on { <address_match_element>; ... };
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews allow-recursion { <address_match_element>; ... };
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews allow-recursion-on { <address_match_element>; ... };
bdfd62f497fe0d5281c25b61271595a4c821a040Mark Andrews allow-transfer { <address_match_element>; ... };
bdfd62f497fe0d5281c25b61271595a4c821a040Mark Andrews allow-update { <address_match_element>; ... };
bdfd62f497fe0d5281c25b61271595a4c821a040Mark Andrews allow-update-forwarding { <address_match_element>; ... };
bdfd62f497fe0d5281c25b61271595a4c821a040Mark Andrews allow-v6-synthesis { <address_match_element>; ... }; // obsolete
bdfd62f497fe0d5281c25b61271595a4c821a040Mark Andrews also-notify [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] { ( <masters> |
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews <ipv4_address> [ port <integer> ] | <ipv6_address> [ port
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews <integer> ] ) [ key <string> ]; ... };
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews alt-transfer-source ( <ipv4_address> | * ) [ port ( <integer> | * )
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews ] [ dscp <integer> ];
64cde9d94a2f6c7050f00d9651df6b05e63d09f2Mark Andrews alt-transfer-source-v6 ( <ipv6_address> | * ) [ port ( <integer> |
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews * ) ] [ dscp <integer> ];
cbb94d52f98b48e8c3a8866dbf8c67860764f349Mark Andrews attach-cache <string>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews auth-nxdomain <boolean>; // default changed
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews auto-dnssec ( allow | maintain | off );
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews avoid-v4-udp-ports { <portrange>; ... };
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews avoid-v6-udp-ports { <portrange>; ... };
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews bindkeys-file <quoted_string>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews blackhole { <address_match_element>; ... };
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews cache-file <quoted_string>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews check-dup-records ( fail | warn | ignore );
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews check-integrity <boolean>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews check-mx ( fail | warn | ignore );
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews check-mx-cname ( fail | warn | ignore );
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews check-names ( master | slave | response ) ( fail | warn | ignore );
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews check-sibling <boolean>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews check-srv-cname ( fail | warn | ignore );
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews check-wildcard <boolean>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews cleaning-interval <integer>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews clients-per-query <integer>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews coresize <size>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews datasize <size>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews deallocate-on-exit <boolean>; // obsolete
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews deny-answer-addresses { <address_match_element>; ... } [
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews except-from { <quoted_string>; ... } ];
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews deny-answer-aliases { <quoted_string>; ... } [ except-from {
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews <quoted_string>; ... } ];
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews dialup <dialuptype>;
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews directory <quoted_string>;
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews disable-algorithms <string> { <string>; ... };
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews disable-ds-digests <string> { <string>; ... };
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews disable-empty-zone <string>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews dns64 <netprefix> {
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews break-dnssec <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews clients { <address_match_element>; ... };
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews exclude { <address_match_element>; ... };
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews mapped { <address_match_element>; ... };
61a03692ab84504fb2bd85b71facfe0f6456b466Mark Andrews recursive-only <boolean>;
61a03692ab84504fb2bd85b71facfe0f6456b466Mark Andrews suffix <ipv6_address>;
61a03692ab84504fb2bd85b71facfe0f6456b466Mark Andrews dns64-contact <string>;
61a03692ab84504fb2bd85b71facfe0f6456b466Mark Andrews dns64-server <string>;
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews dnssec-accept-expired <boolean>;
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews dnssec-dnskey-kskonly <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews dnssec-enable <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews dnssec-loadkeys-interval <integer>;
8f8634e66351e292925dde8ab6b0418a0141f86aMark Andrews dnssec-lookaside ( <string> trust-anchor <string> | auto | no );
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews dnssec-must-be-secure <string> <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews dnssec-secure-to-insecure <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews dnssec-update-mode ( maintain | no-resign );
61a03692ab84504fb2bd85b71facfe0f6456b466Mark Andrews dnssec-validation ( yes | no | auto );
68843c99b695bf194b019d465f6d33e6297fd02aMark Andrews dscp <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews dual-stack-servers [ port <integer> ] { ( <quoted_string> [ port
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] | <ipv4_address> [ port
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] | <ipv6_address> [ port
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] ); ... };
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews dump-file <quoted_string>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews edns-udp-size <integer>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews empty-contact <string>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews empty-server <string>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews empty-zones-enable <boolean>;
514f6f14245f42c96f3d5e90462ce2ebe0597d2eMark Andrews fake-iquery <boolean>; // obsolete
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews fetch-glue <boolean>; // obsolete
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews files <size>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews filter-aaaa { <address_match_element>; ... }; // not configured
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews filter-aaaa-on-v4 <filter_aaaa>; // not configured
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews filter-aaaa-on-v6 <filter_aaaa>; // not configured
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews flush-zones-on-shutdown <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews forward ( first | only );
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews forwarders [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] { ( <ipv4_address>
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews | <ipv6_address> ) [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ]; ... };
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews has-old-clients <boolean>; // obsolete
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews heartbeat-interval <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews host-statistics <boolean>; // not implemented
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews host-statistics-max <integer>; // not implemented
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews hostname ( <quoted_string> | none );
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews inline-signing <boolean>;
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews interface-interval <integer>;
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews ixfr-from-differences <ixfrdiff>;
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews key-directory <quoted_string>;
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews lame-ttl <integer>;
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews listen-on [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] {
d6dc0d4f584352d2e4305435599ae8c93776d9b4Mark Andrews <address_match_element>; ... };
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews listen-on-v6 [ port <integer> ] [ dscp <integer> ] {
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews <address_match_element>; ... };
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews maintain-ixfr-base <boolean>; // obsolete
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews managed-keys-directory <quoted_string>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews masterfile-format ( text | raw | map );
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews match-mapped-addresses <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-acache-size <size_no_default>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-cache-size <size_no_default>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-cache-ttl <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-clients-per-query <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-ixfr-log-size <size>; // obsolete
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-journal-size <size_no_default>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-ncache-ttl <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-refresh-time <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-retry-time <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-rsa-exponent-size <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-transfer-idle-in <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-transfer-idle-out <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-transfer-time-in <integer>;
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews max-transfer-time-out <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-udp-size <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews memstatistics <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews memstatistics-file <quoted_string>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews min-refresh-time <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews min-retry-time <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews min-roots <integer>; // not implemented
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews minimal-responses <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews multi-master <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews multiple-cnames <boolean>; // obsolete
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews named-xfer <quoted_string>; // obsolete
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews notify <notifytype>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews notify-delay <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews notify-source ( <ipv4_address> | * ) [ port ( <integer> | * ) ] [
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews dscp <integer> ];
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews notify-source-v6 ( <ipv6_address> | * ) [ port ( <integer> | * ) ]
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews [ dscp <integer> ];
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews notify-to-soa <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews nsec3-test-zone <boolean>; // test only
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews pid-file ( <quoted_string> | none );
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews port <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews preferred-glue <string>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews provide-ixfr <boolean>;
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews query-source <querysource4>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews query-source-v6 <querysource6>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews querylog <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews queryport-pool-ports <integer>; // obsolete
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews queryport-pool-updateinterval <integer>; // obsolete
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews random-device <quoted_string>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews rate-limit {
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews all-per-second <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews errors-per-second <integer>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews exempt-clients { <address_match_element>; ... };
b08e3be5dbfba22719ae9c428bd6853ac6f09798Mark Andrews ipv4-prefix-length <integer>;
f91671c7dc877a52adc06d0a7d0ed1c7f6391e6eMark Andrews ipv6-prefix-length <integer>;
f91671c7dc877a52adc06d0a7d0ed1c7f6391e6eMark Andrews log-only <boolean>;
d9b4174233b951f25cd53a2787b9f14314258c2fMark Andrews max-table-size <integer>;