ndc(1M)                                                             ndc(1M)

NAME
     ndc - name daemon control interface

SYNOPSIS
     ndc directive [...]

DESCRIPTION
     This command allows the name server administrator to send various sig-
     nals to the name server, or to restart it. Zero or more directives may
     be given, from the following list:

     status    Displays the current status of named as shown by ps(1).

     dumpdb    Causes named to dump its database and cache to
               /var/tmp/nameddump.db (uses the SIGINT signal).

     reload    Causes named to check the serial numbers of all primary and
               secondary zones and to reload those that have changed (uses
               the SIGHUP signal).

     stats     Causes named to dump its statistics to /var/tmp/named.stats
               (uses the SIGIOT or SIGABRT signal).

     trace     Causes named to increment its "tracing level" by one. When-
               ever the tracing level is nonzero, trace information will be
               written to /var/tmp/named.run. Higher tracing levels result
               in more detailed information (uses the SIGUSR1 signal).

     notrace   Causes named to set its "tracing level" to zero, closing
               /var/tmp/named.run, if it is open (uses the SIGUSR2 signal).

     querylog  Causes named to toggle the "query logging" feature, which
               while on will result in a syslog(3C) of each incoming query
               (uses the SIGWINCH signal). Note that query logging consumes
               quite a lot of log file space.

               This directive may also be given as qrylog.

     start     Causes named to be started, as long as it isn't already run-
               ning.

     stop      Causes named to be stopped, if it is running.

     restart   Causes named to be killed and restarted.

NOTES
     Arguments to named are not preserved by restart, or known by start.

     Implemented as a Shell script.






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ndc(1M)                                                             ndc(1M)

SEE ALSO
     named(1M), named.debug(1M), named.reload(1M), named.restart(1M),
     named.undebug(1M), signal(5).



















































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