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hayalci
Asked: 2010-11-20 17:33:08 +0800 CST

Multiple instances of bind on debian

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I want to run two instances of bind on a server, one for authoritative answers and one for recursive queries. MaraDNS can easily be configured to run multiple instances. You just add a line for each instance in /etc/default/maradns file, stating configuration file for that instance

What is the best way of doing this with bind in debian ? Copying the initscript and modifying paths seams like a hack.

domain-name-system debian bind

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    I presume that you have these listening on different interfaces... you can make a second bind configuration directory (or at least a separate named2.conf or something) and a copy of /etc/init.d/bind9, and use the -c flag to /usr/sbin/named in the "other" bind9 initscript to have the second copy of bind load the second configuration. You'll need to update the other stuff in the initscript like PIDFILE, and of make sure each one uses a different working directory in the bind configuration.

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