BIND 8.1.2 Release Notes

New and Changed Features
New Features
Chapter 118
• Resource limits
• Periodic task interval
Each option is described in the following sections.
Pathname Options
• directory path_name;
This option specifies the working directory of the server. Any
non-absolute path name in the configuration file is considered
relative to this directory. directory specifies the default location for
all the server output files (e.g., named.run). If you do not specify a
directory, the working directory defaults to "." which is the directory
from where the server is started. The directory specified must be an
absolute path name.
• named-xfer path_name;
This option specifies the path name to the named-xfer program used
by the server for inbound zone transfers. If the path name is not
specified, the default path name is system dependent (e.g.
/usr/sbin/named-xfer).
• dump-file path_name;
This option specifies the path name of the file to which the server
dumps the database when it receives a SIGINT signal. If the path
name of the file is not specified, the default file is named_dump.db.
• memstatistics-file path_name;
This option specifies the path name of the file to which the server
writes memory statistics on exit, provided the option
deallocate-on-exit is enabled. If the path name of the file is not
specified, the default file is named.memstats.
• pid-file path_name;
This option specifies the path name of the file to which the server
writes its process ID. If the path name of the file is not specified, the
default path name depends on the operating system, but normally
the file /var/run/named.pid or /etc/named.pid is used. The
pid-file is used by programs that send signals to the active name
server.
• statistics-file path_name;