---
name: "pdns_recursor"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pdns-recursor"
version: "2.9.17-13sarge3"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pdns_recursor/8"
---

# pdns\_recursor(8)

The PowerDNS recursor

## NAME

pdns\_recursor - The PowerDNS recursor

## SYNOPSIS

**pdns\_recursor** \[*options*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page is describes how to use the **pdns\_recursor** command.

**pdns\_recursor** is a program that does name server queries on the net and retrieves info about other domains.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

- **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--aaaa-additional-processing=\[yes\|no\]**

  Turn on to do AAAA additional processing (slow)

- **--config-dir=...**

  Location of configuration directory (recursor.conf)

- **--daemon=\[yes\|no\]**

  Operate as a daemon

- **--delegation-only=...**

  Which domains we only accept delegations from

- **--local-address=...**

  address to listen on

- **--local-port=...**

  port to listen on

- **--quiet=\[yes\|no\]**

  Suppress logging of questions and answers

- **--soa-minimum-ttl=...**

  Minimum Time To Live for a sOARecord. It's not recommended and supported to change this setting.

- **--soa-serial-offset=...**

  The offset for the serial in a sOARecord. It's not recommended and supported to change this setting.

- **--socket-dir=...**

  Where the controlsocket will live

- **--trace=...**

  if we should output heaps of logging

## SEE ALSO

[**pdns\_server**(8)](/pdns_server/8.md)\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Matthijs Mohlmann \<matthijs@cacholong.nl\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).