named_dump.db, named-xfer, named.stat etc

Mark_Andrews at isc.org Mark_Andrews at isc.org
Mon Oct 29 04:38:53 UTC 2001


> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am fuzzy about DNS's system files like
> named_dump.db, named-xfer, named.stat.  Are they
> automatically created in default location when name
> server is started?  I was trying to change their
> location using the "options" in named.conf, but I am
> not finding the resultant files.

	named-xfer is the location of the named-xfer executable.
	You only need to set this if named-xfer is not in its
	default locations (set at compile time).

> 
> Are these files created on master servers?  or only on
> slave server? or does not matter?
> 
> Also, my understanding is some kind of command needed
> to issued in order for the name server to dump the
> cache to the named_dump.db file.  Is this correct? 
> how do I dump the cache?

	ndc dumpdb (BIND 8)
	rndc dumpdb (BIND 9)

	ndc stats
	rndc stats
> 
> thanks you so much for any input.
> 
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