script to restart bind for NT

[Len Conrad]

>I'm looking for a script that will test if bind is working, and if not
>restart Bind 8 for NT.
>or to be simpler, just restart it every 2 days...

In response to BIND_ / NT stopping when a query returns 40 A records for 
one hostname, I put together a batch file calle KeepBindAlive.bat.  But 
that machine is packed up after my trip. I should get it unpacked Tuesday 
and I'll send you a copy.  I also had a big batch file that programmed the 
NT schedule service to run KeepBindAlive.bat every 5 minutes.

>my bind will just conk out after a few days for no apparent reason. there is
>nothing in the event logs or anything. Anyone else have/had this problem?

The only cause we (informal group) have definitely identified was the above.

When you BIND stops, use tool like www.cyberkit.net or samspade's Windows 
tool or maybe even NT lookup to perform the last or penultimate query in 
the named.run log file (see my config page here http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com 
for a sample logging statement for named.conf).  If the query returns 20 or 
40 or more A records for one hostname, you're experiencing that NT 
bug.  8.2.2p5 for my FreeBSD machines don't have this bug.

Len