Override default directory.

[Kevin Darcy]

AM wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I would split my named.con into multiple files.
> I saw that the directive "include" should work fine but I'm wondering if the default directory where to get those files 
> is that specified in the option section directory "/bla/bla/bla". I always have thought of that option as it applied 
> just for the database files.
>
> I don't know if the best practice is to have the named.con in /etc and the database files in /var/named. I guess that 
> splitting the named.con file will have part of it in the directory /var/named. If I wish to keep them in /etc could I 
> simply specify an absolute path for the include files?
>
> I will be glad if some of you point me on the right direction especially those who manage thousands of zone and whose 
> servers act for them both as master and a server and in turn for the backup side making the back-up from different masters.
>   
Why don't you just try it and see? You wouldn't even to disturb your 
running system -- just create a named.conf file, an include file and 
check different include-file semantics via named-checkconf...

- Kevin