Controlling and configuring the name server

You can perform the following tasks in the DNS Manager to control the operation and configuration of the name server:

• To initiate a zone transfer on a slave name server, select Options Zone transfer.

• To update the database file of root domain servers, select Options Update cache file. (The command dig . ns provides the new records for the file.) The named daemon will re-read this file when it is next restarted.

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  NOTE: This operation will fail if the name server is unable to resolve the root domain (.) using the nameserver entries in the /etc/resolv.conf file.

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• To test name resolution by the server, select Options Test configuration. Enter a host name or IP address, and click on Query.

• To start the name server, if it is currently not running, select Options Start server.

• To stop the name server, if it is currently running, select Options Stop server.