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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-05 18:37:14 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-05 18:37:14 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg.upstream/1%9.11.5.P4+dfsgupstream
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diff --git a/bin/named/named.html b/bin/named/named.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b912196 --- /dev/null +++ b/bin/named/named.html @@ -0,0 +1,456 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> +<!-- + - Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2003-2009, 2011, 2013-2019 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC") + - + - This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. +--> +<html lang="en"> +<head> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> +<title>named</title> +<meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"> +</head> +<body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry"> +<a name="man.named"></a><div class="titlepage"></div> + + + + + + <div class="refnamediv"> +<h2>Name</h2> +<p> + <span class="application">named</span> + — Internet domain name server + </p> +</div> + + + + <div class="refsynopsisdiv"> +<h2>Synopsis</h2> + <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> + </div> + + <div class="refsection"> +<a name="id-1.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> + + <p><span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> + is a Domain Name System (DNS) server, + part of the BIND 9 distribution from ISC. For more + information on the DNS, see RFCs 1033, 1034, and 1035. + </p> + <p> + When invoked without arguments, <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> + will + read the default configuration file + <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>, read any initial + data, and listen for queries. + </p> + </div> + + <div class="refsection"> +<a name="id-1.8"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2> + + + <div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"> +<dt><span class="term">-4</span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Use IPv4 only even if the host machine is capable of IPv6. + <code class="option">-4</code> and <code class="option">-6</code> are mutually + exclusive. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-6</span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Use IPv6 only even if the host machine is capable of IPv4. + <code class="option">-4</code> and <code class="option">-6</code> are mutually + exclusive. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Use <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em> as the + configuration file instead of the default, + <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>. To + ensure that reloading the configuration file continues + to work after the server has changed its working + directory due to to a possible + <code class="option">directory</code> option in the configuration + file, <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em> should be + an absolute pathname. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-d <em class="replaceable"><code>debug-level</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Set the daemon's debug level to <em class="replaceable"><code>debug-level</code></em>. + Debugging traces from <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> become + more verbose as the debug level increases. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-D <em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Specifies a string that is used to identify a instance of + <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> in a process listing. The contents + of <em class="replaceable"><code>string</code></em> are + not examined. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-E <em class="replaceable"><code>engine-name</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + When applicable, specifies the hardware to use for + cryptographic operations, such as a secure key store used + for signing. + </p> + <p> + When BIND is built with OpenSSL PKCS#11 support, this defaults + to the string "pkcs11", which identifies an OpenSSL engine + that can drive a cryptographic accelerator or hardware service + module. When BIND is built with native PKCS#11 cryptography + (--enable-native-pkcs11), it defaults to the path of the PKCS#11 + provider library specified via "--with-pkcs11". + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-f</span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Run the server in the foreground (i.e. do not daemonize). + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-g</span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Run the server in the foreground and force all logging + to <code class="filename">stderr</code>. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-L <em class="replaceable"><code>logfile</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Log to the file <code class="option">logfile</code> by default + instead of the system log. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Sets the default memory context options. Currently + the only supported option is + <em class="replaceable"><code>external</code></em>, + which causes the internal memory manager to be bypassed + in favor of system-provided memory allocation functions. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>flag</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Turn on memory usage debugging flags. Possible flags are + <em class="replaceable"><code>usage</code></em>, + <em class="replaceable"><code>trace</code></em>, + <em class="replaceable"><code>record</code></em>, + <em class="replaceable"><code>size</code></em>, and + <em class="replaceable"><code>mctx</code></em>. + These correspond to the ISC_MEM_DEBUGXXXX flags described in + <code class="filename"><isc/mem.h></code>. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>#cpus</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Create <em class="replaceable"><code>#cpus</code></em> worker threads + to take advantage of multiple CPUs. If not specified, + <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> will try to determine the + number of CPUs present and create one thread per CPU. + If it is unable to determine the number of CPUs, a + single worker thread will be created. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Listen for queries on port <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em>. If not + specified, the default is port 53. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-s</span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Write memory usage statistics to <code class="filename">stdout</code> on exit. + </p> + <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Note</h3> + <p> + This option is mainly of interest to BIND 9 developers + and may be removed or changed in a future release. + </p> + </div> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>#max-socks</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Allow <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> to use up to + <em class="replaceable"><code>#max-socks</code></em> sockets. + The default value is 4096 on systems built with default + configuration options, and 21000 on systems built with + "configure --with-tuning=large". + </p> + <div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Warning</h3> + <p> + This option should be unnecessary for the vast majority + of users. + The use of this option could even be harmful because the + specified value may exceed the limitation of the + underlying system API. + It is therefore set only when the default configuration + causes exhaustion of file descriptors and the + operational environment is known to support the + specified number of sockets. + Note also that the actual maximum number is normally a little + fewer than the specified value because + <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> reserves some file descriptors + for its internal use. + </p> + </div> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p>Chroot + to <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em> after + processing the command line arguments, but before + reading the configuration file. + </p> + <div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Warning</h3> + <p> + This option should be used in conjunction with the + <code class="option">-u</code> option, as chrooting a process + running as root doesn't enhance security on most + systems; the way <code class="function">chroot(2)</code> is + defined allows a process with root privileges to + escape a chroot jail. + </p> + </div> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-U <em class="replaceable"><code>#listeners</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Use <em class="replaceable"><code>#listeners</code></em> + worker threads to listen for incoming UDP packets on each + address. If not specified, <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> will + calculate a default value based on the number of detected + CPUs: 1 for 1 CPU, and the number of detected CPUs + minus one for machines with more than 1 CPU. This cannot + be increased to a value higher than the number of CPUs. + If <code class="option">-n</code> has been set to a higher value than + the number of detected CPUs, then <code class="option">-U</code> may + be increased as high as that value, but no higher. + On Windows, the number of UDP listeners is hardwired to 1 + and this option has no effect. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-u <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p>Setuid + to <em class="replaceable"><code>user</code></em> after completing + privileged operations, such as creating sockets that + listen on privileged ports. + </p> + <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Note</h3> + <p> + On Linux, <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> uses the kernel's + capability mechanism to drop all root privileges + except the ability to <code class="function">bind(2)</code> to + a + privileged port and set process resource limits. + Unfortunately, this means that the <code class="option">-u</code> + option only works when <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> is + run + on kernel 2.2.18 or later, or kernel 2.3.99-pre3 or + later, since previous kernels did not allow privileges + to be retained after <code class="function">setuid(2)</code>. + </p> + </div> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Report the version number and exit. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-V</span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Report the version number and build options, and exit. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-X <em class="replaceable"><code>lock-file</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Acquire a lock on the specified file at runtime; this + helps to prevent duplicate <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> instances + from running simultaneously. + Use of this option overrides the <span class="command"><strong>lock-file</strong></span> + option in <code class="filename">named.conf</code>. + If set to <code class="literal">none</code>, the lock file check + is disabled. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">-x <em class="replaceable"><code>cache-file</code></em></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Load data from <em class="replaceable"><code>cache-file</code></em> into the + cache of the default view. + </p> + <div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> +<h3 class="title">Warning</h3> + <p> + This option must not be used. It is only of interest + to BIND 9 developers and may be removed or changed in a + future release. + </p> + </div> + </dd> +</dl></div> + + </div> + + <div class="refsection"> +<a name="id-1.9"></a><h2>SIGNALS</h2> + + <p> + In routine operation, signals should not be used to control + the nameserver; <span class="command"><strong>rndc</strong></span> should be used + instead. + </p> + + <div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"> +<dt><span class="term">SIGHUP</span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Force a reload of the server. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term">SIGINT, SIGTERM</span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + Shut down the server. + </p> + </dd> +</dl></div> + + <p> + The result of sending any other signals to the server is undefined. + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="refsection"> +<a name="id-1.10"></a><h2>CONFIGURATION</h2> + + <p> + The <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> configuration file is too complex + to describe in detail here. A complete description is provided + in the + <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>. + </p> + + <p> + <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> inherits the <code class="function">umask</code> + (file creation mode mask) from the parent process. If files + created by <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span>, such as journal files, + need to have custom permissions, the <code class="function">umask</code> + should be set explicitly in the script used to start the + <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> process. + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="refsection"> +<a name="id-1.11"></a><h2>FILES</h2> + + + <div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"> +<dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + The default configuration file. + </p> + </dd> +<dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/var/run/named/named.pid</code></span></dt> +<dd> + <p> + The default process-id file. + </p> + </dd> +</dl></div> + + </div> + + <div class="refsection"> +<a name="id-1.12"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2> + + <p><em class="citetitle">RFC 1033</em>, + <em class="citetitle">RFC 1034</em>, + <em class="citetitle">RFC 1035</em>, + <span class="citerefentry"> + <span class="refentrytitle">named-checkconf</span> + (8) + </span>, + <span class="citerefentry"> + <span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span> + (8) + </span>, + <span class="citerefentry"> + <span class="refentrytitle">rndc</span> + (8) + </span>, + <span class="citerefentry"> + <span class="refentrytitle">lwresd</span> + (8) + </span>, + <span class="citerefentry"> + <span class="refentrytitle">named.conf</span> + (5) + </span>, + <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>. + </p> + </div> + +</div></body> +</html> |