NAMED Command Line Options

To start a DNS server, enter the following command at the server console prompt:

LOAD NAMED

The command line parameters listed in the following table are also supported.


Table . NAMED Command Line Options

Parameter Function

-a

Turns on auto-detect of new zones (default setting)

-b

Turns off auto-detect of new zones

-f <scrpt.txt> [context]

Creates multiple zones using a text file in BIND bootfile format; specifying context enables zones to be created anywhere in the eDirectory tree

-h

Displays help information

-l

Enables a DNS server to log in as an administrator to acquire rights required to create and delete zones from the command line

-m <file.dat> [context]

Imports file.dat and creates a new primary zone; specifying context enables zones to be created anywhere in the eDirectory tree

-q

Disables verbose mode for debug messages (default setting)

-r <zone name>

Deletes and removes an existing zone from the zone database

-rp <characters>

Replaces listed characters with a dash (-) in host names for which resource records are dynamically created

-s [zone name]

Prints status information; zone name is optional

-u <file.dat>

Imports file.dat and updates the contents of a previously created zone

-v

Enables verbose mode for debug messages

-zi <zone name>

Forces named zone for zone-in transfer

You can issue the LOAD NAMED command repeatedly to invoke different command line options. The NAMED.NLM software is loaded only on the first instance.