> I was considering doing "rndc reconfig", followed by a "rndc reload > <zone>" for each of the new zones. > > Would this work?
'reconfig' reloads the configuration without reloading all of the zones, but if it sees that you've added or removed any zones in the config file, it will load or unload those. So, when you say "new zones" above, if you meant actually *new*, then it's not necessary to do a subsequent reload. But if you meant existing zones that have been updated, then I believe your approach would work. BIND 9.9.0 has improved reconfig time somewhat, you might try it if you have a chance. Used to be, reconfig would pause the system, then parse the config file and apply the necessary changes, then resume. In 9.9.0, it parses the config file *first*, and *then* pauses the system to apply the changes. If you have a really big config file due to a large number of zones, that can save a noticeable amount of downtime. -- Evan Hunt -- e...@isc.org Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
