Installing and Administering Internet Services

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Configuring and Administering the BIND Name Service
Configuring a Primary Master Name Server
pid-file path_name; This is the pathname of the file to which the server writes its
process ID. If this is not specified, the default is
/var/run/named.pid or /etc/named.pid. The
pid-file is used by programs that send signals to the
running nameserver.
statistics-file path_name; This is the pathname of the file to which the server appends
statistics when it receives SIGILL signal. If this is not
specified, the default is named.stats.
Table 3-3 Pathname Options
Option Description