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NAME

named.conf - configuration file for named

SYNOPSIS

named.conf

DESCRIPTION

named.conf

is the configuration file for named. Statements are enclosed in braces and terminated with a semi-colon. Clauses in the statements are also semi-colon terminated. The usual comment styles are supported:

C style: /* */

C++ style: // to end of line

Unix style: # to end of line

ACL

acl string { address_match_element; ... };

KEY

key domain_name {
        algorithm string;
        secret string;
};

MASTERS

masters string [ port integer ] {
        ( masters | ipv4_address [port integer] |
        ipv6_address [port integer] ) [ key string ]; ...
};

SERVER

server ( ipv4_address[/prefixlen] | ipv6_address[/prefixlen] ) {
        bogus boolean;
        edns boolean;
        edns-udp-size integer;
        max-udp-size integer;
        provide-ixfr boolean;
        request-ixfr boolean;
        keys server_key;
        transfers integer;
        transfer-format ( many-answers | one-answer );
        transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        support-ixfr boolean; // obsolete
};

TRUSTED-KEYS

trusted-keys {
        domain_name flags protocol algorithm key; ... 
};

MANAGED-KEYS

managed-keys {
        domain_name initial-key flags protocol algorithm key; ... 
};

CONTROLS

controls {
        inet ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ]
                allow { address_match_element; ... }
                [ keys { string; ... } ];
        unix unsupported; // not implemented
};

LOGGING

logging {
        channel string {
                file log_file;
                syslog optional_facility;
                null;
                stderr;
                severity log_severity;
                print-time boolean;
                print-severity boolean;
                print-category boolean;
        };
        category string { string; ... };
};

LWRES

lwres {
        listen-on [ port integer ] {
                ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address ) [ port integer ]; ...
        };
        view string optional_class;
        search { string; ... };
        ndots integer;
};

OPTIONS

options {
        avoid-v4-udp-ports { port; ... };
        avoid-v6-udp-ports { port; ... };
        blackhole { address_match_element; ... };
        coresize size;
        datasize size;
        directory quoted_string;
        dump-file quoted_string;
        files size;
        heartbeat-interval integer;
        host-statistics boolean; // not implemented
        host-statistics-max number; // not implemented
        hostname ( quoted_string | none );
        interface-interval integer;
        listen-on [ port integer ] { address_match_element; ... };
        listen-on-v6 [ port integer ] { address_match_element; ... };
        match-mapped-addresses boolean;
        memstatistics-file quoted_string;
        pid-file ( quoted_string | none );
        port integer;
        querylog boolean;
        recursing-file quoted_string;
        reserved-sockets integer;
        random-device quoted_string;
        recursive-clients integer;
        serial-query-rate integer;
        server-id ( quoted_string | hostname | none );
        stacksize size;
        statistics-file quoted_string;
        statistics-interval integer; // not yet implemented
        tcp-clients integer;
        tcp-listen-queue integer;
        tkey-dhkey quoted_string integer;
        tkey-gssapi-credential quoted_string;
        tkey-gssapi-keytab quoted_string;
        tkey-domain quoted_string;
        transfers-per-ns integer;
        transfers-in integer;
        transfers-out integer;
        use-ixfr boolean;
        version ( quoted_string | none );
        allow-recursion { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-recursion-on { address_match_element; ... };
        sortlist { address_match_element; ... };
        topology { address_match_element; ... }; // not implemented
        auth-nxdomain boolean; // default changed
        minimal-responses boolean;
        recursion boolean;
        rrset-order {
                [ class string ] [ type string ]
                [ name quoted_string ] string string; ...
        };
        provide-ixfr boolean;
        request-ixfr boolean;
        rfc2308-type1 boolean; // not yet implemented
        additional-from-auth boolean;
        additional-from-cache boolean;
        query-source ( ( ipv4_address | * ) | [ address ( ipv4_address | * ) ] ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        query-source-v6 ( ( ipv6_address | * ) | [ address ( ipv6_address | * ) ] ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        use-queryport-pool boolean;
        queryport-pool-ports integer;
        queryport-pool-updateinterval integer;
        cleaning-interval integer;
        resolver-query-timeout integer;
        min-roots integer; // not implemented
        lame-ttl integer;
        max-ncache-ttl integer;
        max-cache-ttl integer;
        transfer-format ( many-answers | one-answer );
        max-cache-size size;
        max-acache-size size;
        clients-per-query number;
        max-clients-per-query number;
        check-names ( master | slave | response )
                ( fail | warn | ignore );
        check-mx ( fail | warn | ignore );
        check-integrity boolean;
        check-mx-cname ( fail | warn | ignore );
        check-srv-cname ( fail | warn | ignore );
        cache-file quoted_string; // test option
        suppress-initial-notify boolean; // not yet implemented
        preferred-glue string;
        dual-stack-servers [ port integer ] {
                ( quoted_string [port integer] |
                ipv4_address [port integer] |
                ipv6_address [port integer] ); ...
        };
        edns-udp-size integer;
        max-udp-size integer;
        root-delegation-only [ exclude { quoted_string; ... } ];
        disable-algorithms string { string; ... };
        disable-ds-digests string { string; ... };
        dnssec-enable boolean;
        dnssec-validation boolean;
        dnssec-lookaside ( auto | no | domain trust-anchor domain );
        dnssec-must-be-secure string boolean;
        dnssec-accept-expired boolean;
        dns64-server string;
        dns64-contact string;
        dns64 prefix {
                clients { <replacable>acl</replacable>; };
                exclude { <replacable>acl</replacable>; };
                mapped { <replacable>acl</replacable>; };
                break-dnssec boolean;
                recursive-only boolean;
                suffix ipv6_address;
        };
        empty-server string;
        empty-contact string;
        empty-zones-enable boolean;
        disable-empty-zone string;
        dialup dialuptype;
        ixfr-from-differences ixfrdiff;
        allow-query { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-query-on { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-query-cache { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-query-cache-on { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-transfer { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-update { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-update-forwarding { address_match_element; ... };
        update-check-ksk boolean;
        dnssec-dnskey-kskonly boolean;
        masterfile-format ( text | raw | map );
        notify notifytype;
        notify-source ( ipv4_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        notify-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        notify-delay seconds;
        notify-to-soa boolean;
        also-notify [ port integer ] { ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address )
                [ port integer ]; ...
                [ key keyname ] ... };
        allow-notify { address_match_element; ... };
        forward ( first | only );
        forwarders [ port integer ] {
                ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address ) [ port integer ]; ...
        };
        max-journal-size size_no_default;
        max-transfer-time-in integer;
        max-transfer-time-out integer;
        max-transfer-idle-in integer;
        max-transfer-idle-out integer;
        max-retry-time integer;
        min-retry-time integer;
        max-refresh-time integer;
        min-refresh-time integer;
        multi-master boolean;
        sig-validity-interval integer;
        sig-re-signing-interval integer;
        sig-signing-nodes integer;
        sig-signing-signatures integer;
        sig-signing-type integer;
        transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        alt-transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        alt-transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        use-alt-transfer-source boolean;
        zone-statistics boolean;
        key-directory quoted_string;
        managed-keys-directory quoted_string;
        auto-dnssec allow|maintain|off;
        try-tcp-refresh boolean;
        zero-no-soa-ttl boolean;
        zero-no-soa-ttl-cache boolean;
        dnssec-secure-to-insecure boolean;
        deny-answer-addresses {
                address_match_list
        } [ except-from { namelist } ];
        deny-answer-aliases {
                namelist
        } [ except-from { namelist } ];
        nsec3-test-zone boolean;  // testing only
        allow-v6-synthesis { address_match_element; ... }; // obsolete
        deallocate-on-exit boolean; // obsolete
        fake-iquery boolean; // obsolete
        fetch-glue boolean; // obsolete
        has-old-clients boolean; // obsolete
        maintain-ixfr-base boolean; // obsolete
        max-ixfr-log-size size; // obsolete
        multiple-cnames boolean; // obsolete
        named-xfer quoted_string; // obsolete
        serial-queries integer; // obsolete
        treat-cr-as-space boolean; // obsolete
        use-id-pool boolean; // obsolete
};

VIEW

view string optional_class {
        match-clients { address_match_element; ... };
        match-destinations { address_match_element; ... };
        match-recursive-only boolean;
        key string {
                algorithm string;
                secret string;
        };
        zone string optional_class {
                ...
        };
        server ( ipv4_address[/prefixlen] | ipv6_address[/prefixlen] ) {
                ...
        };
        trusted-keys {
                string integer integer integer quoted_string;
                [...]
        };
        allow-recursion { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-recursion-on { address_match_element; ... };
        sortlist { address_match_element; ... };
        topology { address_match_element; ... }; // not implemented
        auth-nxdomain boolean; // default changed
        minimal-responses boolean;
        recursion boolean;
        rrset-order {
                [ class string ] [ type string ]
                [ name quoted_string ] string string; ...
        };
        provide-ixfr boolean;
        request-ixfr boolean;
        rfc2308-type1 boolean; // not yet implemented
        additional-from-auth boolean;
        additional-from-cache boolean;
        query-source ( ( ipv4_address | * ) | [ address ( ipv4_address | * ) ] ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        query-source-v6 ( ( ipv6_address | * ) | [ address ( ipv6_address | * ) ] ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        use-queryport-pool boolean;
        queryport-pool-ports integer;
        queryport-pool-updateinterval integer;
        cleaning-interval integer;
        resolver-query-timeout integer;
        min-roots integer; // not implemented
        lame-ttl integer;
        max-ncache-ttl integer;
        max-cache-ttl integer;
        transfer-format ( many-answers | one-answer );
        max-cache-size size;
        max-acache-size size;
        clients-per-query number;
        max-clients-per-query number;
        check-names ( master | slave | response )
                ( fail | warn | ignore );
        check-mx ( fail | warn | ignore );
        check-integrity boolean;
        check-mx-cname ( fail | warn | ignore );
        check-srv-cname ( fail | warn | ignore );
        cache-file quoted_string; // test option
        suppress-initial-notify boolean; // not yet implemented
        preferred-glue string;
        dual-stack-servers [ port integer ] {
                ( quoted_string [port integer] |
                ipv4_address [port integer] |
                ipv6_address [port integer] ); ...
        };
        edns-udp-size integer;
        max-udp-size integer;
        root-delegation-only [ exclude { quoted_string; ... } ];
        disable-algorithms string { string; ... };
        disable-ds-digests string { string; ... };
        dnssec-enable boolean;
        dnssec-validation boolean;
        dnssec-lookaside ( auto | no | domain trust-anchor domain );
        dnssec-must-be-secure string boolean;
        dnssec-accept-expired boolean;
        dns64-server string;
        dns64-contact string;
        dns64 prefix {
                clients { <replacable>acl</replacable>; };
                exclude { <replacable>acl</replacable>; };
                mapped { <replacable>acl</replacable>; };
                break-dnssec boolean;
                recursive-only boolean;
                suffix ipv6_address;
        };
        empty-server string;
        empty-contact string;
        empty-zones-enable boolean;
        disable-empty-zone string;
        dialup dialuptype;
        ixfr-from-differences ixfrdiff;
        allow-query { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-query-on { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-query-cache { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-query-cache-on { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-transfer { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-update { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-update-forwarding { address_match_element; ... };
        update-check-ksk boolean;
        dnssec-dnskey-kskonly boolean;
        masterfile-format ( text | raw | map );
        notify notifytype;
        notify-source ( ipv4_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        notify-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        notify-delay seconds;
        notify-to-soa boolean;
        also-notify [ port integer ] { ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address )
                [ port integer ]; ...
                [ key keyname ] ... };
        allow-notify { address_match_element; ... };
        forward ( first | only );
        forwarders [ port integer ] {
                ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address ) [ port integer ]; ...
        };
        max-journal-size size_no_default;
        max-transfer-time-in integer;
        max-transfer-time-out integer;
        max-transfer-idle-in integer;
        max-transfer-idle-out integer;
        max-retry-time integer;
        min-retry-time integer;
        max-refresh-time integer;
        min-refresh-time integer;
        multi-master boolean;
        sig-validity-interval integer;
        transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        alt-transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        alt-transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        use-alt-transfer-source boolean;
        zone-statistics boolean;
        try-tcp-refresh boolean;
        key-directory quoted_string;
        zero-no-soa-ttl boolean;
        zero-no-soa-ttl-cache boolean;
        dnssec-secure-to-insecure boolean;
        allow-v6-synthesis { address_match_element; ... }; // obsolete
        fetch-glue boolean; // obsolete
        maintain-ixfr-base boolean; // obsolete
        max-ixfr-log-size size; // obsolete
};

ZONE

zone string optional_class {
        type ( master | slave | stub | hint | redirect |
                forward | delegation-only );
        file quoted_string;
        masters [ port integer ] {
                ( masters |
                ipv4_address [port integer] |
                ipv6_address [ port integer ] ) [ key string ]; ...
        };
        database string;
        delegation-only boolean;
        check-names ( fail | warn | ignore );
        check-mx ( fail | warn | ignore );
        check-integrity boolean;
        check-mx-cname ( fail | warn | ignore );
        check-srv-cname ( fail | warn | ignore );
        dialup dialuptype;
        ixfr-from-differences boolean;
        journal quoted_string;
        zero-no-soa-ttl boolean;
        dnssec-secure-to-insecure boolean;
        allow-query { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-query-on { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-transfer { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-update { address_match_element; ... };
        allow-update-forwarding { address_match_element; ... };
        update-policy local |  {
                ( grant | deny ) string
                ( name | subdomain | wildcard | self | selfsub | selfwild |
                  krb5-self | ms-self | krb5-subdomain | ms-subdomain |
                  tcp-self | zonesub | 6to4-self ) string
                rrtypelist;
                [...]
        };
        update-check-ksk boolean;
        dnssec-dnskey-kskonly boolean;
        masterfile-format ( text | raw | map );
        notify notifytype;
        notify-source ( ipv4_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        notify-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        notify-delay seconds;
        notify-to-soa boolean;
        also-notify [ port integer ] { ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address )
                [ port integer ]; ...
                [ key keyname ] ... };
        allow-notify { address_match_element; ... };
        forward ( first | only );
        forwarders [ port integer ] {
                ( ipv4_address | ipv6_address ) [ port integer ]; ...
        };
        max-journal-size size_no_default;
        max-transfer-time-in integer;
        max-transfer-time-out integer;
        max-transfer-idle-in integer;
        max-transfer-idle-out integer;
        max-retry-time integer;
        min-retry-time integer;
        max-refresh-time integer;
        min-refresh-time integer;
        multi-master boolean;
        request-ixfr boolean;
        sig-validity-interval integer;
        transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        alt-transfer-source ( ipv4_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        alt-transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6_address | * )
                [ port ( integer | * ) ];
        use-alt-transfer-source boolean;
        zone-statistics boolean;
        try-tcp-refresh boolean;
        key-directory quoted_string;
        nsec3-test-zone boolean;  // testing only
        ixfr-base quoted_string; // obsolete
        ixfr-tmp-file quoted_string; // obsolete
        maintain-ixfr-base boolean; // obsolete
        max-ixfr-log-size size; // obsolete
        pubkey integer integer integer quoted_string; // obsolete
};

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References

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named-checkconf (8)

rndc (8)

Referenced By

ddns-confgen (8)

named (8)

rndc (8)

tsig-keygen (8)

named.conf • man page

named.conf • man page

named.conf (5)

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NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

ACL

KEY

MASTERS

SERVER

TRUSTED-KEYS

MANAGED-KEYS

CONTROLS

LOGGING

LWRES

OPTIONS

VIEW

ZONE

FILES

SEE ALSO

COPYRIGHT

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Man Section

extra • Version

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References

Referenced By