Reference

pdns_server(8)

The PowerDNS nameserver

NAME

pdns_server - The PowerDNS nameserver

SYNOPSIS

pdns_server [options]

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

--daemon=yes|no

Indicate if the server should run in the background as a real daemon, or in the foreground.

--guardian=yes|no

Run pdns_server inside a guardian. This guardian monitors the performance of the inner pdns_server instance. It is also this guardian that pdns_control talks to.

--control-console

Run the server in a special monitor mode. This enables detailed logging and exposes the raw control socket.

--loglevel=<level>

Set the logging level.

--help

To view more options that are available use this option.

FILES

<socket>

Control socket used to communicate with pdns_server.

SEE ALSO

pdns_control(8)

History

--guardian since Debian 7 (Wheezy); --help since Debian 8 (Jessie).

--guardion until Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).