bind options

additional-from-auth (yes | no) ; [ Opt, View ]



additional-from-cache (yes | no) ; [ Opt, View ]



algorithm "algorithm_name"; [ Key ]



allow-notify { address_match_list }; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



allow-query { address_match_list }; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



allow-recursion { address_match_list }; [ Opt, View ]







allow-transfer { address_match_list }; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



allow-update { address_match_list }; [ Zone ]



allow-update-forwarding { address_match_list }; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



allow-v6-synthesis { address_match_list }; Obsolete



also-notify { ip_addr [port ip_port] ; ... ] }; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



alt-transfer-source ( ipv4 | * ) [ port ( integer | * )]; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



alt-transfer-source-v6 ( ipv6 | * ) [ port ( integer | * ) ]; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



auth-nxdomain (yes | no); [ Opt, View ]



avoid-v4-udp-ports { port; ... }; [ Opt ]



avoid-v6-udp-ports { port; ... }; [ Opt ]



blackhole { address_match_list }; [ Opt ]















bogus ( yes | no ); [ Server ]



cache-file DEVELOPER ONLY STATEMENT



category category_name { channel_name; ... }; [ logging ]



channel channel_name { channel_spec }; [ logging ]



check-names ( master | slave | response ) ( fail | warn | ignore ); [ Opt, server ]



check-names ( fail | warn | ignore ); [ Zone ]



cleaning-interval number; [ Opt, View ]



coresize size_in_bytes ; [ Opt ]



database "database-name params"; [ Zone ]



datasize size_spec ; [ Opt ]



deallocate-on-exit yes_or_no; IGNORED - DEFAULT BEHAVIOUR IN BIND 9



delegation-only ( yes | no ) ; [ Zone ]



dialup dialup_options; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



directory path_name; [ Opt ]



disable-algorithms string { string; ... }; [ Opt, View ]



dnssec-enable ( yes | no ); [ Opt, View ]



dnssec-lookaside domain trust-anchor domain; [ Opt, View ]



dnssec-must-be-secure domain ( yes | no); [ Opt, View ]



dual-stack-servers [ port p_num ] { ( "id" [port p_num] |



ipv4 [port p_num] | ipv6 [port p_num] ); ... }; [ Opt, View ]



dump-file path_name; [ Opt ]



edns ( yes | no); [ server ]



edns-udp-size size_in_bytes; [ Opt, View ]



fake-iquery yes_or_no; ] IGNORED IN BIND 9



fetch-glue yes_or_no; ] OBSOLETE IN BIND 9



file "file_name" ; [ Zone ]



files number_of_files ; [ Opt, View ]



forward ( only | first ); [ Opt, View, Zone ]



forwarders { ipv4_addr | ipv6_addr [port ip_port] ; ... ] }; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



has-old-clients yes | no; IGNORED IN BIND 9



heartbeat-interval minutes; [ Opt, View ]



host-statistics yes_or_no; NOT YET IMPLEMENTED IN BIND 9



hostname hostname_string; ; [ Opt, View ]



inet ( ip_addr | * ) [ port ip_port ] allow { address_match_list }



keys { key_list }; [ controls ]



interface-interval number; [ Opt ]



ixfr-from-differences ( yes | no); [ Opt, View, Zone ]



ixfr-tmp-file -- ; OBSOLETE IN BIND 9



key-directory path_name; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



lame-ttl number; [ Opt, View ]



listen-on [ port ip_port ] { address_match_list }; [Opt, lwres ]



listen-on-v6 [ port ip_port ] { address_match_list }; [ Opt ]



maintain-ixfr-base ( yes | no ); OBSOLETE IN BIND 9



masters [port ip_port] { ( masters_list | ip_addr



[port ip_port] [key key] ) ; [...] } ; ] [ Zone ]



match-clients { address_match_list } ; [ View ]



match-destination { address_match_list } ; [ View ]



match-mapped-addresses ( yes | no ); [ Opt ]



match-recursive-only { address_match_list } ; [ View ]



max-cache-size size_in_bytes ; [ Opt, View ]



max-cache-ttl seconds; [ Opt, View ]



max-ixfr-log-size number; OBSOLETE IN BIND 9



max-journal-size size_in_bytes; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



max-ncache-ttl seconds; [ Opt, View ]



max-refresh-time seconds ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



max-retry-time seconds ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



max-transfer-idle-in minutes; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



max-transfer-idle-out minutes; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



max-transfer-time-in minutes; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



max-transfer-time-out minutes; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



memstatistics-file "path_name"; [ Opt ]



min-refresh-time seconds ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



min-retry-time seconds ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



min-roots number; NOT YET IMPLEMENTED IN BIND 9



minimal-responses ( yes | no ) ; [ Opt, View ]



multi-master ( yes | no ) ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



multiple-cnames (yes | no); IGNORED BY BIND 9



named-xfer path_name; OBSOLETE IN BIND 9



ndots number ; [ lwres ]



notify ( yes | no | explicit ); [ Opt, View, Zone ]



notify-source (ip4_addr | *) [port ip_port] ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



notify-source-v6 (ip6_addr | *) [port ip_port] ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



pid-file "path_to_file"; [ Opt ]



port ip_port; [ Opt ]



preferred-glue ( A | AAAA) ; [ Opt, View ]



provide-ixfr ( yes | no) ; [ Opt, View, server ]



pubkey ; OBSOLETE IN BIND 9



query-source [ address ( ip_addr | * ) ] [ port ( ip_port | * ) ]; [ Opt, View ]



query-source-v6 [ address ( ip_addr | * ) ] [ port ( ip_port | * ) ]; [ Opt, View ]



querylog ( yes | no ); [ Opt ]



recursing-file "path_to_file"; [ Opt ]



random-device "device_name" ; [ Opt ]



recursion ( yes | no ); [ Opt, View ]



recursive-clients number; [ Opt ]



request-ixfr ( yes | no ); [ Opt, View, server ]



rfc2308-type1 ( yes | no ); NOT YET IMPLEMENTED IN BIND 9



root-delegation-only [ exclude { namelist } ] ; [ Opt, View ]



rrset-order { order_spec ; [ order_spec ; ... ] ); [ Opt, View ]



search { domain_name ; [ domain_name ; ... ] }; [ lwres ]



secret secret_string ; [ key ]



serial-queries number; NOT IMPLEMENTED IN BIND 9



serial-query-rate number; [ Opt ]



sig-validity-interval number ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



server-id "server_id"; [ Opt ]



sortlist { address_match_list }; [ Opt, View ]



stacksize size_in_bytes ; [ Opt ]



statistics-file path_name; [ Opt ]



statistics-interval number; NOT YET IMPLEMENTED IN BIND9



support-ixfr; OBSOLETE IN BIND9



suppress-initial-notify NOT YET IMPLEMENTED IN BIND9



sig-validity-interval days ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



tcp-clients number; [ Opt ]



tcp-listen-queue number; [ Opt ]



tkey-dhkey key_name key_tag; [ Opt ]



tkey-domain domainname; [ Opt ]



tkey-gssapi-credential domainname; [ Opt ]



topology { address_match_list }; NOT YET IMPLEMENTED IN BIND 9



transfer-format ( one-answer | many-answers ); [ Opt, View, server ]



transfer-source (ip4_addr | *) [port ip_port] ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



transfer-source-v6 (ip6_addr | *) [port ip_port] ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]



transfers number ; [ server ]



transfers-in number; [ Opt ]



transfers-out number; [ Opt ]



transfers-per-ns number; [ Opt ]



treat-cr-as-space yes_or_no ; OBSOLETE BIND 9 READS BOTH FORMATS



type zone_type; [ Zone ]



unix ; NOT YET IMPLEMENTED IN BIND 9



update-policy { update_policy_rule [...] }; [ Zone ]



use-alt-transfer-source ( yes | no ); [ Opt, View, Zone ]



use-id-pool ( yes | no ); OBSOLETE IIN BIND 9



use-ixfr ( yes | no ) ; OBSOLETE IN BIND 9



view view_name ; [ lwres ]



version version_string; [ Opt ]



zone-statistics ( yes | no ) ; [ Opt, View, Zone ]