Re: Recommended value for max-cache-size for cache-only shared hosts..

Doug, hmmm.. 75%-85% seems too large because the host runs email application in addition to cache-and-forward-only BIND (for better local caching). So, I was wondering if there are any best/proven practice/recommendations for such shared application hosts ? The default value is 32MB. We have 8GB

Re: Controlling many DNS servers using rndc

Thanks for the ideas. I was inclined to use the -s option but realized that the keys has to be distributed and maintained on controller host (the host from where we execute the rndc) causing security issues. Also we have to maintain a 1-1 mapping of DNSservers vs keys if each DNSserver has uses di

Re: check the master/slave status

You can develop scripts to do the following: Develop script(s) and run on a host which has access to both Master(s) and Slave(s). The script should do the following: 1. For each zones, check serial number on both master(s) and slave(s) for the zone and compare it. Report mismatch if any. 2. If yo