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named.conf(5)

NAME

       named.conf - configuration file for named

SYNOPSIS

       named.conf

DESCRIPTION

       named.conf is the configuration file for named. Statements are enclosed
       in braces and terminated with a semi-colon. Clauses in  the  statements
       are also semi-colon terminated. The usual comment styles are supported:

       C style: /* */

       C++ style: // to end of line

       Unix style: # to end of line

ACL

       acl string { address_match_element; ... };

KEY

       key domain_name {
	    algorithm string;
	    secret string;
       };

MASTERS

       masters string [ port integer ] {
	    ( masters | ipv4_address [port integer] |
	    ipv6_address [port integer] ) [ key string ]; ...
       };

SERVER

       server ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address ) {
	    bogus boolean;
	    edns boolean;
	    provide-ixfr boolean;
	    request-ixfr boolean;
	    keys server_key;
	    transfers integer;
	    transfer-format ( many-answers | one-answer );
	    transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];

	    support-ixfr boolean; // obsolete
       };

TRUSTED-KEYS

       trusted-keys {

		 allow { address_match_element; ... }
		 [ keys { string; ... } ];
	    unix unsupported; // not implemented
       };

LOGGING

       logging {
	    channel string {
		 file log_file;
		 syslog optional_facility;
		 null;
		 stderr;
		 severity log_severity;
		 print-time boolean;
		 print-severity boolean;
		 print-category boolean;
	    };
	    category string { string; ... };
       };

LWRES

       lwres {
	    listen-on [ port integer ] {
		 ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address ) [ port integer ]; ...
	    };
	    view string optional_class;
	    search { string; ... };
	    ndots integer;
       };

OPTIONS

       options {
	    avoid-v4-udp-ports { port; ... };
	    avoid-v6-udp-ports { port; ... };
	    blackhole { address_match_element; ... };
	    coresize size;
	    datasize size;
	    directory quoted_string;
	    dump-file quoted_string;
	    files size;
	    heartbeat-interval integer;
	    host-statistics boolean; // not implemented
	    host-statistics-max number; // not implemented
	    hostname ( quoted_string | none );
	    interface-interval integer;
	    listen-on [ port integer ] { address_match_element; ... };
	    listen-on-v6 [ port integer ] { address_match_element; ... };
	    match-mapped-addresses boolean;
	    memstatistics-file quoted_string;
	    pid-file ( quoted_string | none );
	    port integer;
	    querylog boolean;
	    recursing-file quoted_string;
	    random-device quoted_string;
	    recursive-clients integer;
	    tkey-gssapi-credential quoted_string;
	    tkey-domain quoted_string;
	    transfers-per-ns integer;
	    transfers-in integer;
	    transfers-out integer;
	    use-ixfr boolean;
	    version ( quoted_string | none );
	    allow-recursion { address_match_element; ... };
	    sortlist { address_match_element; ... };
	    topology { address_match_element; ... }; // not implemented
	    auth-nxdomain boolean; // default changed
	    minimal-responses boolean;
	    recursion boolean;
	    rrset-order {
		 [ class string ] [ type string ]
		 [ name quoted_string ] string string; ...
	    };
	    provide-ixfr boolean;
	    request-ixfr boolean;
	    rfc2308-type1 boolean; // not yet implemented
	    additional-from-auth boolean;
	    additional-from-cache boolean;
	    query-source querysource4;
	    query-source-v6 querysource6;
	    cleaning-interval integer;
	    min-roots integer; // not implemented
	    lame-ttl integer;
	    max-ncache-ttl integer;
	    max-cache-ttl integer;
	    transfer-format ( many-answers | one-answer );
	    max-cache-size size_no_default;
	    check-names ( master | slave | response )
		 ( fail | warn | ignore );
	    cache-file quoted_string;
	    suppress-initial-notify boolean; // not yet implemented
	    preferred-glue string;
	    dual-stack-servers [ port integer ] {
		 ( quoted_string [port integer] |
		 ipv4_address [port integer] |
		 ipv6_address [port integer] ); ...
	    }
	    edns-udp-size integer;
	    root-delegation-only [ exclude { quoted_string; ... } ];
	    disable-algorithms string { string; ... };
	    dnssec-enable boolean;
	    dnssec-lookaside string trust-anchor string;
	    dnssec-must-be-secure string boolean;

	    dialup dialuptype;
	    ixfr-from-differences ixfrdiff;

	    allow-query { address_match_element; ... };
	    allow-transfer { address_match_element; ... };
	    allow-update-forwarding { address_match_element; ... };

	    notify notifytype;
	    notify-source ( ipv4_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    notify-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];

	    max-journal-size size_no_default;
	    max-transfer-time-in integer;
	    max-transfer-time-out integer;
	    max-transfer-idle-in integer;
	    max-transfer-idle-out integer;
	    max-retry-time integer;
	    min-retry-time integer;
	    max-refresh-time integer;
	    min-refresh-time integer;
	    multi-master boolean;
	    sig-validity-interval integer;

	    transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];

	    alt-transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    alt-transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    use-alt-transfer-source boolean;

	    zone-statistics boolean;
	    key-directory quoted_string;

	    allow-v6-synthesis { address_match_element; ... }; // obsolete
	    deallocate-on-exit boolean; // obsolete
	    fake-iquery boolean; // obsolete
	    fetch-glue boolean; // obsolete
	    has-old-clients boolean; // obsolete
	    maintain-ixfr-base boolean; // obsolete
	    max-ixfr-log-size size; // obsolete
	    multiple-cnames boolean; // obsolete
	    named-xfer quoted_string; // obsolete
	    serial-queries integer; // obsolete
	    treat-cr-as-space boolean; // obsolete
	    use-id-pool boolean; // obsolete
       };

VIEW

       view string optional_class {
	    match-clients { address_match_element; ... };
	    match-destinations { address_match_element; ... };
	    match-recursive-only boolean;

	    key string {
		 algorithm string;
		 secret string;
	    };

	    zone string optional_class {
		 ...
	    };

	    server ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address ) {
	    sortlist { address_match_element; ... };
	    topology { address_match_element; ... }; // not implemented
	    auth-nxdomain boolean; // default changed
	    minimal-responses boolean;
	    recursion boolean;
	    rrset-order {
		 [ class string ] [ type string ]
		 [ name quoted_string ] string string; ...
	    };
	    provide-ixfr boolean;
	    request-ixfr boolean;
	    rfc2308-type1 boolean; // not yet implemented
	    additional-from-auth boolean;
	    additional-from-cache boolean;
	    query-source querysource4;
	    query-source-v6 querysource6;
	    cleaning-interval integer;
	    min-roots integer; // not implemented
	    lame-ttl integer;
	    max-ncache-ttl integer;
	    max-cache-ttl integer;
	    transfer-format ( many-answers | one-answer );
	    max-cache-size size_no_default;
	    check-names ( master | slave | response )
		 ( fail | warn | ignore );
	    cache-file quoted_string;
	    suppress-initial-notify boolean; // not yet implemented
	    preferred-glue string;
	    dual-stack-servers [ port integer ] {
		 ( quoted_string [port integer] |
		 ipv4_address [port integer] |
		 ipv6_address [port integer] ); ...
	    };
	    edns-udp-size integer;
	    root-delegation-only [ exclude { quoted_string; ... } ];
	    disable-algorithms string { string; ... };
	    dnssec-enable boolean;
	    dnssec-lookaside string trust-anchor string;

	    dnssec-must-be-secure string boolean;
	    dialup dialuptype;
	    ixfr-from-differences ixfrdiff;

	    allow-query { address_match_element; ... };
	    allow-transfer { address_match_element; ... };
	    allow-update-forwarding { address_match_element; ... };

	    notify notifytype;
	    notify-source ( ipv4_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    notify-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    also-notify [ port integer ] { ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address )
		 [ port integer ]; ... };
	    allow-notify { address_match_element; ... };

	    forward ( first | only );
	    forwarders [ port integer ] {
		 ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address ) [ port integer ]; ...
	    };
	    max-refresh-time integer;
	    min-refresh-time integer;
	    multi-master boolean;
	    sig-validity-interval integer;

	    transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];

	    alt-transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    alt-transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    use-alt-transfer-source boolean;

	    zone-statistics boolean;
	    key-directory quoted_string;

	    allow-v6-synthesis { address_match_element; ... }; // obsolete
	    fetch-glue boolean; // obsolete
	    maintain-ixfr-base boolean; // obsolete
	    max-ixfr-log-size size; // obsolete
       };

ZONE

       zone string optional_class {
	    type ( master | slave | stub | hint |
		 forward | delegation-only );
	    file quoted_string;

	    masters [ port integer ] {
		 ( masters |
		 ipv4_address [port integer] |
		 ipv6_address [ port integer ] ) [ key string ]; ...
	    };

	    database string;
	    delegation-only boolean;
	    check-names ( fail | warn | ignore );
	    dialup dialuptype;
	    ixfr-from-differences boolean;

	    allow-query { address_match_element; ... };
	    allow-transfer { address_match_element; ... };
	    allow-update { address_match_element; ... };
	    allow-update-forwarding { address_match_element; ... };
	    update-policy {
		 ( grant | deny ) string
		 ( name | subdomain | wildcard | self ) string
		 rrtypelist; ...
	    };

	    notify notifytype;
	    notify-source ( ipv4_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    notify-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    also-notify [ port integer ] { ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address )
	    max-journal-size size_no_default;
	    max-transfer-time-in integer;
	    max-transfer-time-out integer;
	    max-transfer-idle-in integer;
	    max-transfer-idle-out integer;
	    max-retry-time integer;
	    min-retry-time integer;
	    max-refresh-time integer;
	    min-refresh-time integer;
	    multi-master boolean;
	    sig-validity-interval integer;

	    transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];

	    alt-transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    alt-transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ];
	    use-alt-transfer-source boolean;

	    zone-statistics boolean;
	    key-directory quoted_string;

	    ixfr-base quoted_string; // obsolete
	    ixfr-tmp-file quoted_string; // obsolete
	    maintain-ixfr-base boolean; // obsolete
	    max-ixfr-log-size size; // obsolete
	    pubkey integer integer integer quoted_string; // obsolete
       };

FILES

       /etc/namedb/named.conf

SEE ALSO

       named(8), rndc(8), BIND 9 Adminstrators Reference Manual.

BIND9				 Aug 13, 2004			 NAMED.CONF(5)

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