Question about Reconfigure

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> Hi,
> I'm working on a project developping a control tool for bind version 9.2.1
> and have a question about the reconfigure command.
> 
> If I change the masters list for a secondary server in its configuration
> file and issue a reconfiure command, does this initiate a zone transfer? Or
> do I have to send an explicit refresh command after the reconfig has
> succeeded?

	It will use the new masters when the refresh timer expired.  If
	you want it to be faster then you will need to refresh it.
 
> The documentation I found does only state that reconfigure is used to detect
> added and removed zone entries, but nothing about changed zone entries.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Cheers, Michael
> 
> 
> 
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