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3.7.1.21. /etc/sysconfig/named
The /etc/sysconfig/named file is used to pass arguments to the named daemon at boot time.
The named daemon is a Domain Name System (DNS) server which implements the Berkeley Internet
Name Domain (BIND) version 9 distribution. This server maintains a table of which hostnames are
associated with IP addresses on the network.
Currently, only the following values may be used:
• ROOTDIR="
/some/where ", where /some/where refers to the full directory path of a con-
figured chroot environment under which named will run. This chroot environment must first be
configured. Type info chroot for more information on how to do this.
• OPTIONS="
value ", where value any option listed in the man page for named except -t.
In place of -t, use the ROOTDIR line above instead.
For more information about what parameters you can use in this file, type man named. For detailed
information on how to configure a BIND DNS server, see Chapter 16. By default, the file contains no
parameters.
3.7.1.22. /etc/sysconfig/netdump
The /etc/sysconfig/netdump file is the configuration file for the /etc/init.d/netdump ser-
vice. The netdump service sends both oops data and memory dumps over the network. In general,
netdump is not a required service, so you should only run it if you absolutely need to. For more
information about what parameters you can use in this file, type man netdump.
3.7.1.23. /etc/sysconfig/network
The /etc/sysconfig/network file is used to specify information about the desired network con-
figuration. The following values may be used:
• NETWORKING=
value , where value is one of the following boolean values:
• yes — Networking should be configured.
• no — Networking should not be configured.
• HOSTNAME= value , where value should be the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN),
such as hostname.domain.com, but can be whatever hostname you want.
Note
For compatibility with older software that people might install (such as trn), the /etc/HOSTNAME
file should contain the same value as here.
• GATEWAY= value , where value is the IP address of the network’s gateway.
• GATEWAYDEV= value , where value is the gateway device, such as eth0.
• NISDOMAIN= value , where value is the NIS domain name.