---
name: "bind8-query2dlf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "20020214-7"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bind8-query2dlf"
---

# bind8-query2dlf(1)

convert BIND8 querylogs to dlf

## NAME

bind8-query2dlf - convert BIND8 querylogs to dlf

## SYNOPSIS

**bind8-query2dlf**

## DESCRIPTION

This script converts each line in a bind8 querylog to a dns dlf record.

BIND generates these logs when something like

```
 logging {
     channel query_logging {
         file "/var/log/named_querylog"
         versions 3 size 100M;
         print-time yes;                 // timestamp log entries
      };
```

```
      category queries {
          query_logging;
      };
 };
```

is in bind's named.conf.  This will save up to three logfiles of maximum  100 megabytes in the directory /var/log.

These logfiles look like:

```
 10-Apr-2000 00:01:20.307 XX /10.2.3.4/1.2.3.in-addr.arpa/SOA/IN
 10-Apr-2000 00:01:20.308 XX+/10.4.3.2/host.foo.com/A/IN
```

## SEE ALSO

http://www.logreport.org/doc/gen/dns/bind8.php

[*bind9-query2dlf*(1)](/bind9-query2dlf/1.md)

## VERSION

$Id: bind8-query2dlf.in,v 1.17 2002/01/16 21:26:14 flacoste Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html or write to the Free Software  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111, USA.

## AUTHOR

Edwin Groothuis, now maintained by Joost van Baal