BIND Logging System

The BIND logging system provides control over how the server logs events. The logging system is configured using the logging statement in the /etc/named.conf file.

You can do the following using the logging system:

Limit incoming messages to a given severity level.
Place a limit on the size of the logging file.
Manage multiple versions for the logging file (to maintain historic data).
Direct the logging messages to any of the syslog facilities.
Specify where messages belonging to specific categories are logged.

See the section “The logging Statement” for more information and how to use the logging statement.

The logging mechanism is established only after the entire configuration file is parsed. When you start named with the -g option, the log messages regarding the configuration file syntax errors are put in stderr.

BIND Logging System

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