HP-UX Reference (11i v3 07/02) - 4 File Formats (vol 8)

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named.conf(4) named.conf(4)
(BIND 9.3)
( masters_name | ip_addr [ port ip_port ][key key ]);
)... }; ]
[ max-refresh-time number ; ]
[ max-retry-time number ; ]
[ max-transfer-idle-in number ; ]
[ max-transfer-idle-out number ; ]
[ max-transfer-time-in number ; ]
[ max-transfer-time-out number ; ]
[ min-refresh-time number ; ]
[ min-retry-time number ; ]
[ multi-master yes_or_no ; ]
[ notify yes_or_no | explicit ; ]
[ notify-source ( ip4_addr | * )[port ip_port ] ; ]
[ notify-source-v6 ( ip6_addr | * )[port ip_port ] ; ]
[ sig-validity-interval number ; ]
[ transfer-source ( ip4_addr | * )[port ip_port ] ; ]
[ transfer-source-v6 ( ip6_addr | * )[port ip_port ] ; ]
[ update-policy { update_policy_rule }; ]...
[ use-alt-transfer-source yes_or_no ; ]
[ zone-statistics yes_or_no ; ]
} ] ;
zone Statement Definition and Usage
zone_name A name for the zone.
class The class of the zone; one of the following:
IN The Internet class. This is the default. IN is correct for the vast majority
of cases.
HS, Hesiod This class is named for an information service from MIT’s Project Athena.
It is used to share information about various systems databases, such as
users, groups, printers and so on.
CHAOS Another MIT development is Chaosnet, a LAN protocol created in the mid-
1970s.
type The type of the zone.
type master
The server has a master copy of the data for the zone and will be able to provide authorita-
tive answers for it.
type slave A slave zone is a replica of a master zone.
The masters list specifies one or more IP addresses of master servers that the slave con-
tacts to update its copy of the zone.
By default, transfers are made from port 53 on the servers; this can be changed for all
servers by specifying a port number before the list of IP addresses, or on a per-server basis
after the IP address. Authentication to the master can also be done with per-server TSIG
keys.
If a file is specified, then the replica will be written to this file whenever the zone is
changed, and reloaded from this file on a server restart. Use of a file is recommended,
since it often speeds server start-up and eliminates a needless waste of bandwidth. If the
database files are very large, it is recommended to place them in different directories.
type stub A stub zone is similar to a slave zone, except that it replicates only the NS records of a mas-
ter zone instead of the entire zone.
Stub zones are not a standard part of the DNS; they are a feature specific to the BIND
implementation. Stub zones can be used to eliminate the need for glue NS records in a
parent zone at the expense of maintaining a stub zone entry and a set of name server
addresses in named.conf.
This usage is not recommended for new configurations, and BIND 9.3 supports it only in a
limited way. In BIND 4/8, zone transfers of a parent zone included the NS records from
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