Where do zone files go?

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> By default, where does BIND 9.2 look for the zone files?  I keep getting the
> following entry in my logs:
> 
> zone 1.198.140.IN-ADDR.ARPA/IN: loading master file <some zone>.zone
> 
> Currently, there are 96 such entries for each zone in my server logs.
> 
> Right now I've got them in /var/named, but thinking they should be in /etc.

	Why do you think that?  You generally have the configuration
	files (named.conf) in a common place (/etc) so that multiple
	administator can find the configuration file.  You generally
	have data files (master/zone files) in there own seperate
	areas so that they are easier to maintain.

	I don't think anyone here would recommend cluttering /etc with
	zone files.  In fact /var/named is often further split to deal
	with the thousands of zone files for the zones some nameservers
	serve.

	Mark
> 
> Brett Ussher
> ITS, Matrix
> Maricopa Community College District
> (480) 731-8691
> brett.ussher at domail.maricopa.edu
> 
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