I asked >> If the assertion takes place when retrieving data from the cache, >> would setting cache size to 0 (do disable caching) avert this issue >> while still allowing recursion? Evan responded: > >I don't think so. I believe the cache actually has a minimum size, >lower than which named won't let you go. > >Setting max-ncache-ttl to 0 would prevent negative cache records from >being retained for longer than the duration of one query, but that >one query could still be enough to hurt you--I can't currently say >for sure. Rather than guess, I recommend upgrading.
Thank you again. And I agree that upgrading is the best option, however I was looking for any possible mitigations to the problem for the (unfortunately unavoidable) period of time it will take vendors to provide patched bind servers. Thank you for you assistance -- jack _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
