named

Internet domain name server

Syntax:

named [-4] [-6] [-c config-file] [-d debug-level] [-f] [-g]
      [-m flag] [-n num_cpus] [-p port] [-s] [-t directory]
      [-u user] [-v] [-x cache-file]

Runs on:

QNX Neutrino

Options:

See http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?named++NetBSD-5.0 in the NetBSD documentation.

Description:

The named daemon is a Domain Name System (DNS) server, part of the BIND 9 distribution from 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, read any initial data, and listen for queries.

Based on:

RFC 882, RFC 883, RFC 973, RFC 974, RFC 1033

Files:

/etc/named.conf: Default name server configuration file.
/etc/namedb/named.pid: The process ID.