---
name: "named.restart"
section: "8bind"
platform: "linux"
package: "bind"
version: "4.9.7-2"
release: "Debian 1.3 (Bo)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/named.restart"
---

# named.restart(8bind)

stop and restart the name server

## NAME

named.restart - stop and restart the name server

## DESCRIPTION

This command sends a SIGKILL to the running name server and then starts a new one.

## BUGS

Does not check to see if the name server is actually running, and could use a stale PID cache file which may result in the death of an unrelated process.

Does not wait after killing the old server before starting a new one; since the server could take some time to die and the new one will experience a fatal error if the old one isn't gone by the time it starts, you can be left in a situation where you have no name server at all.

## SEE ALSO

[named(8)](/named/8.md), named.reload(8)