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LWRESD(8) BIND9 LWRESD(8)
NAME
lwresd - lightweight resolver daemon
SYNOPSIS
lwresd [-C config-file] [-d debug-level] [-f] [-g] [-i pid-file]
[-n #cpus] [-P port] [-p port] [-s] [-t directory] [-u user]
[-v]
DESCRIPTION
lwresd is the daemon providing name lookup services to clients that use
the BIND 9 lightweight resolver library. It is essentially a
stripped-down, caching-only name server that answers queries using the
BIND 9 lightweight resolver protocol rather than the DNS protocol.
lwresd listens for resolver queries on a UDP port on the IPv4 loopback
interface, 127.0.0.1. This means that lwresd can only be used by
processes running on the local machine. By default UDP port number 921
is used for lightweight resolver requests and responses.
Incoming lightweight resolver requests are decoded by the server which
then resolves them using the DNS protocol. When the DNS lookup
completes, lwresd encodes the answers in the lightweight resolver
format and returns them to the client that made the request.
If /etc/resolv.conf contains any nameserver entries, lwresd sends
recursive DNS queries to those servers. This is similar to the use of
forwarders in a caching name server. If no nameserver entries are
present, or if forwarding fails, lwresd resolves the queries
autonomously starting at the root name servers, using a built-in list
of root server hints.
OPTIONS
-C config-file
Use config-file as the configuration file instead of the default,
/etc/resolv.conf.
-d debug-level
Set the daemon's debug level to debug-level. Debugging traces from
lwresd become more verbose as the debug level increases.
-f Run the server in the foreground (i.e. do not daemonize).
-g Run the server in the foreground and force all logging to stderr.
-n #cpus
Create #cpus worker threads to take advantage of multiple CPUs. If
not specified, lwresd will try to determine the number of CPUs
present and create one thread per CPU. If it is unable to determine
the number of CPUs, a single worker thread will be created.
-P port
Listen for lightweight resolver queries on port port. If not
specified, the default is port 921.
-p port
Send DNS lookups to port port. If not specified, the default is port
53. This provides a way of testing the lightweight resolver daemon
with a name server that listens for queries on a non-standard port
number.
-s Write memory usage statistics to stdout on exit.
Note: This option is mainly of interest to BIND 9 developers and may
be removed or changed in a future release.
-t directory
chroot() to directory after processing the command line arguments,
but before reading the configuration file.
Warning: This option should be used in conjunction with the -u
option, as chrooting a process running as root doesn't enhance
security on most systems; the way chroot() is defined allows a
process with root privileges to escape a chroot jail.
-u user
setuid() to user after completing privileged operations, such as
creating sockets that listen on privileged ports.
-v Report the version number and exit.
FILES
/etc/resolv.conf
The default configuration file.
/var/run/lwresd.pid
The default process-id file.
SEE ALSO
named(8), lwres(3), resolver(5).
AUTHOR
Internet Systems Consortium
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004, 2005 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
BIND9 June 30, 2000 LWRESD(8)
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