Defines the local loopback information for the named daemon on the name server host.
The local data file is one of the DOMAIN data files and contains local loopback information for the name-server host. The name of the DOMAIN local data files is specified in the named boot file.
All entries in this file must be in Standard Resource Record Format. Valid resource records in the local data file are:
The records in the DOMAIN data files are called resource records. Except for comments (starting with a ; (semicolon) and continuing to the end of the line), the resource records in the data files generally follow the format of the resource records that the named daemon returns in response to queries from resolver routines.
The following examples show the various ways to use the DOMAIN local data file. In these examples, two networks are represented: abc and xyz .
Note: Host sandy , a gateway host, is on both networks and also serves as secondary name server for both.
; ;primary reverse file for local 127 network ; @ IN SOA gobi.abc. root.gobi.abc. ( 1.1 ;serial 3600 ;refresh 600 ;retry 3600000;expire 86400 ;minimum ) IN NS gobi.abc. 1 IN PTR localhost.
; ;primary reverse file for local 127 network ; @ IN SOA kalahari.xyz. root.kalahari.xyz. ( 1.1 ;serial 3600 ;refresh 600 ;retry 3600000;expire 86400 ;minimum ) IN NS kalahari.xyz. 1 IN PTR localhost.
; ;primary reverse file for local 127 network ; @ IN SOA sandy.abc. root.sandy.abc. ( 1.1 ;serial 3600 ;refresh 600 ;retry 3600000;expire 86400 ;minimum ) IN NS sandy.abc. 1 IN PTR localhost.
; ;primary reverse file for local 127 network ; @ IN SOA sahara.xyz. root.sahara.xyz. ( 1.1 ;serial 3600 ;refresh 600 ;retry 3600000;expire 86400 ;minimum ) IN NS sahara.xyz. 1 IN PTR localhost.
This file is part of TCP/IP Network Support Facilities in Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
/etc/named.boot | Defines how the named daemon initializes the DOMAIN name-server file. |
/usr/samples/tcpip/named.boot | Sample named.boot file, which also contains directions for its use. |
/usr/samples/tcpip/named.data | Sample named.data file, which also contains directions for its use. |
The named daemon.
The DOMAIN Data file format, DOMAIN Reverse Data file format, DOMAIN Cache file format.
Naming and Configuring Name Servers in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.