Re: /var/named

[Simon Dick <simond_(_at_)_bessie_(_dot_)_mojo_(_dot_)_org>]

> On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, Todd T. Fries wrote:
> 
> > > Couldn't it read /etc/named.boot, and chroot to whatever directory
> > > is specified there??
> >
> > .. and when you did a 'kill -HUP <pid>' it would be able to re-read it how?
> 
> I usually advice against sighup'ing named.  Thats what the ndc
> restart/reload command is for, no?
> 
> As long as ndc knew where things were at, all would be well.
> 
> I haven't used bind under OpenBSD yet, so I don't know how big a problem
> this is, though I routinely move db files around I am very used to
> /etc/named.conf being there.

Stopping and restarting is OK as long as you don't serve too many
domains, otherwise it saves a *lot* of time just HUPing named.

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Simon Dick					simond_(_at_)_bessie_(_dot_)_mojo_(_dot_)_org