named.conf

NAMED.CONF(5)							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;
       };


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 {
	    domain_name flags protocol algorithm key; ...
       };


CONTROLS
       controls {
	    inet ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address | * )
		 [ port ( integer | * ) ]
		 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 {
	    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
	    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; // not implemented
	    pid-file quoted_string;
	    port integer;
	    random-device quoted_string;
	    recursive-clients integer;
	    serial-query-rate integer;
	    stacksize size;
	    statistics-file quoted_string;
	    statistics-interval integer; // not yet implemented
	    tcp-clients integer;
	    tkey-dhkey quoted_string 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;
	    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; ...
	    }; // not implemented
	    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 ); // not implemented
	    cache-file quoted_string;
	    root-delegation-only [ exclude { quoted_string; ... } ];

	    dialup dialuptype;

	    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-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;
	    sig-validity-interval integer;

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

	    zone-statistics boolean;

	    allow-v6-synthesis { address_match_element; ... };
	    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 ) {
		 ...
	    };

	    trusted-keys {
		 string integer integer integer quoted_string; ...
	    };

	    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; ...
	    }; // not implemented
	    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
	    root-delegation-only [ exclude { quoted_string; ... } ];

	    dialup dialuptype;

	    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-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;
	    sig-validity-interval integer;

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

	    zone-statistics boolean;

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

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

	    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 )
		 [ port integer ]; ... };
	    allow-notify { address_match_element; ... };

	    forward ( first | only );
	    forwarders [ port integer ] {
		 ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address ) [ port integer ]; ...
	    };

	    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;
	    sig-validity-interval integer;

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

	    zone-statistics boolean;

	    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/named.conf

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



BIND9				 Aug 13, 2004			NAMED.CONF(5)