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DDNS Server Administrator Help

Files Tab

Use the Files tab of the Domain Name Server Notebook to specify the names of the boot and cache (root server data) files to use when saving the configuration.

Note:

These files will be overwritten when you save your configuration information. To use an existing boot file, click File, Open on the menu bar. To use an existing cache (root server data) file, click the Import push button. The files will be saved in the NAMEDB subdirectory in the directory specified by the ETC environment variable, regardless of the directory from which they were read.

The boot file is the main configuration file for the name server. When starting, the name server obtains information from the file such as the domain names for which this name server is authoritative and the location of the domain data.

The cache (root server data) file contains the names and IP addresses of the root servers.

The Files tab has these fields:

Boot file name
Specifies the name of the boot file. If you are not using the default file name (NAMED.BT or NAMED.BOOT), you will need to specify the file name whenever you want to open the configuration.

Note:

The location of the boot file is shown in the text preceding the file name field.

Cache file name
Specifies the name of the cache (root server data) file. To import a cache file, click the Import push button.

These push buttons are available on the Files tab:

Import
Displays the Import Cache Data from File Window so that you can use previously defined root server data in your configuration.
OK
Retains the configuration data in this notebook and closes the notebook.
Cancel
Cancels any actions taken in this notebook and closes the notebook.
Help
Displays information about the current notebook page.


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