NDC reload problem

[Barry Margolin]

In article <200004131842.LAA25234 at isrv3.isc.org>,
Stephens, Bill <Bill.Stephens at fritolay.com> wrote:
>I'm trying to run two instances of named on a linux server.  The first
>instance is started with "named -b /etc/named.conf", the second is started
>with "named -b /etc/named.sec"  each points to a different
>adapter/ipaddress/port using the listen-on option.  My problem/question is
>how do I issue a ndc reload to only effect the first named instance?  If I
>just issue a ndc reload, I get the message "reloading nameserver", followed
>by "can't open /etc/named.conf".  

Each configuration file should have a "controls" section specifying the
pathname of its control socket.  You use "ndc -c <path> reload" to send a
command to the instance that's listening on the specified socket.

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