NAME
rec_control - control pdns_recursor
SYNOPSIS
rec_control [--help] [--socket-dir] [--socket-pid] command ..
DESCRIPTION
rec_control(1) allows the operator to control a running instance of the
pdns_recursor.
The commands that can be passed to the recursor are described on
http://doc.powerdns.com/rec-control.html
EXAMPLES
To stop the recursor by hand, run:
# rec_control quit
To dump the cache to disk, execute:
# rec_control dump-cache /tmp/the-cache
OPTIONS
--help
provide this helpful message
--socket-dir
Where the controlsocket will live
--socket-pid
When running in SMP mode, pid of pdns_recursor to control
--timeout
Number of seconds to wait for the remote PowerDNS Recursor to
respond. Set to 0 for infinite.
COMMANDS
dump-cache filename
Dumps the entire cache to the filename mentioned. This file should
not exist already, PowerDNS will refuse to overwrite it. While
dumping, the recursor will not answer questions.
get statistic
Retrieve a statistic. For items that can be queried, see
http://doc.powerdns.com/recursor-stats.html
ping
Check if server is alive.
quit
Request shutdown of the recursor
reload-zones
Reload authoritative and forward zones. Retains current
configuration in case of errors.
top-remotes
Shows the top-20 most active remote hosts. Statistics are over the
last remotes-ringbuffer-entries queries, which defaults to 0.
wipe-cache domain0 [domain1]
Wipe entries from the cache. This is useful if, for example, an
important server has a new IP address, but the TTL has not yet
expired. Multiple domain names can be passed. Note that you must
terminate a domain with a .! So to wipe powerdns.org, issue
rec_control wipe-cache powerdns.org.. Versions beyond 3.1 don´t
need the trailing dot. Consider not only wiping www.domain.com.
but also domain.com., as the cached nameservers or target of CNAME
may continue to be undesired.
BUGS
None known. File new ones at http://wiki.powerdns.com.
AUTHOR
Written by PowerDNS.COM BV, bert hubert, <bert.hubert@netherlabs.nl>
RESOURCES
Website: http://wiki.powerdns.com, http://www.powerdns.com
SEE ALSO
pdns_recursor(1)
COPYING
Copyright © 2006 PowerDNS.COM BV. Free use of this software is granted
under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.
09/22/2009