rec_control(1)

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NAME

6       rec_control - control pdns_recursor
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SYNOPSIS

9       rec_control [--help] [--socket-dir] [--socket-pid] command ..
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DESCRIPTION

12       rec_control(1) allows the operator to control a running instance of the
13       pdns_recursor.
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15       The commands that can be passed to the recursor are described on
16       http://doc.powerdns.com/rec-control.html
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EXAMPLES

19       To stop the recursor by hand, run:
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21           # rec_control quit
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23       To dump the cache to disk, execute:
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25           # rec_control dump-cache /tmp/the-cache
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OPTIONS

28       --help
29           provide this helpful message
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31       --socket-dir
32           Where the controlsocket will live
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34       --socket-pid
35           When running in SMP mode, pid of pdns_recursor to control
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37       --timeout
38           Number of seconds to wait for the remote PowerDNS Recursor to
39           respond. Set to 0 for infinite.
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COMMANDS

42       dump-cache filename
43           Dumps the entire cache to the filename mentioned. This file should
44           not exist already, PowerDNS will refuse to overwrite it. While
45           dumping, the recursor will not answer questions.
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47       get statistic
48           Retrieve a statistic. For items that can be queried, see
49           http://doc.powerdns.com/recursor-stats.html
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51       get-all
52           Retrieve all known statistics.
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54       ping
55           Check if server is alive.
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57       quit
58           Request shutdown of the recursor
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60       reload-zones
61           Reload authoritative and forward zones. Retains current
62           configuration in case of errors.
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64       top-remotes
65           Shows the top-20 most active remote hosts. Statistics are over the
66           last remotes-ringbuffer-entries queries, which defaults to 0.
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68       wipe-cache domain0 [domain1]
69           Wipe entries from the cache. This is useful if, for example, an
70           important server has a new IP address, but the TTL has not yet
71           expired. Multiple domain names can be passed. Note that you must
72           terminate a domain with a .! So to wipe powerdns.org, issue
73           rec_control wipe-cache powerdns.org.. Versions beyond 3.1 don’t
74           need the trailing dot. Consider not only wiping www.domain.com.
75           but also domain.com., as the cached nameservers or target of CNAME
76           may continue to be undesired.
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BUGS

79       None known. File new ones at http://wiki.powerdns.com.
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AUTHOR

82       Written by PowerDNS.COM BV, bert hubert, <bert.hubert@netherlabs.nl[1]>
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RESOURCES

85       Website: http://wiki.powerdns.com, http://www.powerdns.com
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COPYING

91       Copyright © 2006 PowerDNS.COM BV. Free use of this software is granted
92       under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
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NOTES

95        1. bert.hubert@netherlabs.nl
96           mailto:bert.hubert@netherlabs.nl
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