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DNS/BIND - Configuration Options
NetDirector GUI configuration options mapping for DNS/BIND configuration files

NetDirector Option

bind config file entry

Other DNS Servers

server

IP address

server

Ignore bogus server?

bogus

Zone transfer format

transfer-format

Maximum transfers

transfers

Logging and Errors

logging section

Channel name

channel

Minimum message level

severity

Log to

file

Versions to keep

versions (file option)

Maximum file size

size (file option)

Syslog level

syslog

Record categories in log

print-category

Record severity in log

print-severity

Record date and time in log

print-time

Logging categories


Access Control Lists

acl section

ACL name

acl

Matching addresses, networks and ACLs

enumerated in acl section. Eg:
acl acl1 {
196.198.0.1;
198.0.0.1;
localhost; };

Files and Directories

In the options section

Statistics output file

statistics-file

Database dump file

dump-file

Process ID file

pid-file

Path to zone transfer program

named-xfer

Forwarding and Transfers

In the options section

Servers to forward queries to

forwarders

Lookup directly if no response from forwarder


Maximum zone transfer time

max-transfer-time-in

Zone transfer format

transfer-format

Maximum concurrent zone transfers

transfers-in

Addresses and Topology

In options section

Ports and addresses to listen on


Source IP address for queries

query-source (address IP port #)

Source port for queries

query-source (address IP port #)

Nameserver choice topology

topology

Miscellaneous Options

In options section

Maximum core dump size

coresize

Maximum data memory usage

datasize

Maximum open files

files

Maximum stack memory usage

stacksize

Interval between cleaning expired records

cleaning-interval

Interval between check for new interfaces

interface-interval

Interval between logging stats

statistics-interval

Do full recursive lookups for clients?

recursion

Allow multiple CNAME aliases for one name?

multiple-cnames

Fetch glue records?

fetch-glue

Set authorative AA bit on responses?

auth-nxdomain

Control Interface Options

controls section

Internet port access

inet 198.0.0.1 port 8080

allow { allow {111.111.111.111 ;} keys { };

Unix FIFO access

unix "198.0.0.75" perm 9999 owner 516 group 516;

DNS Keys

include "/etc/rndc.key";

Key ID

in /etc/rndc.key file?

Algorithm

in /etc/rndc.key file?

Select string

in /etc/rndc.key file?

Zone Defaults

Defaults set here are used when creating new zones

Transfer retry time


Refresh time


Expiry time


Default time-to-live


Record Name

zone

Type

type

Value


Default email address


Allow transfers from...

allow-transfer

Allow queries from...

allow-query

Check names in master zones?

check-names

Check names in slave zones?

check-names

Check names in responses?

check-names

Notify slaves of changes?

notify

Create Master Zone

zone section

Zone type

type

Domain Name/Network

zone (e.g. zone "example.com")

Records file

file

Master server


Email address


Refresh time


Transfer retry time


Expiry time


Default time-to-live


Edit Config File

Allows for editing of the config file directly

 
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