NW5 NAMED.NLM command line options and parameters.

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.