7.1.3. Starting the DNS Server

By default the DNS server ('/usr/sbin/named') is not started when the system boots. You can modify this behavior by changing a single line in '/etc/sysconfig' as follows:

Using the 'ee' editor, load /etc/sysconfig. Scroll down approximately 200 lines until you come to the section that says: <hr>

---
# Set to appropriate flags for named, if you have a full-time
# connection to the Internet.
# For most hosts, flags should be "-b /etc/namedb/named.boot"
namedflags="NO"
---

---
# Set to appropriate flags for named, if you have a full-time
# connection to the Internet.
# For most hosts, flags should be "-b /etc/namedb/named.boot"
namedflags="-b /etc/namedb/named.boot"
---

Alternatively, start the Name Server daemon by entering the following command: <hr>

# named -b /etc/namedb/named.boot

Whenever you modify any of the files in /etc/namedb you'll need to kick-start the Name Server process to make it pick up the modifications. This is performed with the following system command: <hr>

# kill -HUP `cat /var/run/named.pid`