Open System Services Shell and Utilities Reference Manual (G06.27+, H06.04+)

Administrator Commands and Files named(8)
-x cache_file Load data from cache_file into the cache of the default view.
Caution: This option must not be used. It is only of interest to BIND 9 develop-
ers and might be removed or changed in a future release.
DESCRIPTION
named is a domain name system (DNS) server, part of the BIND 9 distribution from the Internet
Software Consortium (ISC). For more information on the DNS, see RFCs 1033, 1034, and 1035.
When invoked without arguments, named reads the default configuration file /etc/named.conf,
reads any initial data, and listens for queries.
Signals
In routine operation, signals should not be used to control the nameserver; rndc should be used
instead.
SIGHUP Force a reload of the server.
SIGINT, SIGTERM
Shut down the server.
The result of sending any other signals to the server is undefined.
Configuration
The named configuration file named.conf is too complex to describe in detail here. A complete
description is provided in the BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.
FILES
/etc/named.conf
The default configuration file.
/etc/resolv.conf
The default resolver configuration file.
/var/run/named.pid
The default process-id file.
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: dnssec_named(8), dnssec_rndc(8), rndc(8), lwresd(8).
Files: resolv.conf(5).
Documents: RFC 1033, RFC 1034, RFC 1035, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.
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