NW5 NAMED.NLM command line options and parameters.

  • 3950534
  • 24-Jan-2008
  • 16-Mar-2012

Environment

Formerly TID 2948219
Novell NetWare 5.0

Situation

NW5 NAMED.NLM command line options and parameters.

Resolution

The command line parameters listed in the following table are supported for NAMED.NLM:
Type LOAD NAMED Parameter and Function
-a Turns on auto-detect of new zones (default setting)
-b Turns off auto-detect of new zones
-f [context] Creates multiple zones using a text file in BIND boot file format; specifying context enables zones to be created anywhere in the NDS tree
-h Displays help information
-l Enables a DNS server to login as an administrator to acquire rights required to create and delete zones from the command line
-m [context] Imports FILE.DAT and creates a new primary zone; specifying context enables zones to be created anywhere in the NDS tree
-q Disables verbose mode for debug messages (default setting)
-r Deletes and removes an existing zone from the zone database
-rp Replaces listed characters with a dash (-) in host names for which resource records are dynamically created
-s [zone name] Prints status information; zone name is optional
-u Imports FILE.DAT and updates the contents of a previously created zone
-v Enables verbose mode for debug messages -zi Forces named zone for zone-in transfer You can issue the LOAD NAMED command repeatedly to invoke different command line options. The NAMED.NLM software is loaded only on the first instance.

Additional Information


Formerly known as TID# 10014218