Re: Query regarding tmp-xxxx files in ../named/zones

2021-09-15 Thread Mark Andrews
You are in the best place to answer what they are by looking at them. Named uses temporary files to create new versions of files then renames them to replace existing files atomically. This includes zone files, journals and any other file where a partial instance would be problematic. Now if so

Query regarding tmp-xxxx files in ../named/zones

2021-09-15 Thread Rajnish Kamboj via bind-users
Hello All, We have a query with the tmp-<> file generation in ../named/zones in BIND 9 Over a period of time the tmp files grows and disk usage was full. What is the purpose of these tmp files and when are these generated.?? This will help us to take our internal decision on handling (delete etc.

Re: [External] : Re: NS query on bind9

2021-09-15 Thread Petr Menšík
Is there any specific reason, why don't you use nsupdate to manage updated dynamic zone within bind9? What are requirements of your application? Why don't you include just NS, NAPTR and CNAME in existing zone, where only top level SOA and NS records would be static? Is speed of changes critical? H

Re: [External] : Re: NS query on bind9

2021-09-15 Thread Mark Andrews
Really, please read the RFCs and don’t try to reverse engineer a DNS server. You will get it wrong. As a recursive server developer we are sick and tired of people who do half baked DNS implementations because they failed to take the time to read the specifications. Read the errata. Read the upda

RE: [External] : Re: NS query on bind9

2021-09-15 Thread Sonal Pahuja
Hi Mark, Thanks for the response. Now NS query is working fine!! But I have one more query- we have our application to resolve e164 domain queries i.e NS, NAPTR and CNAME queries only. If user give any other query type then application sends RCODE=4(NOT_IMPLEMENTED) in response. But bind9 is r