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Bind

Safely restart/reload Bind DNS


Reloding all zones

rndc reload

# rndc reload
server reload successful

Reloding a specific zone

rndc reload example.com

If the same zone is used in multiple views, above command won't work and you need to be more specific.

# rndc reload example.com
zone 'example.com' was found in multiple views

Reload Virtual View and Sync to Secondary Bind

Reload all zones

rndc freeze
rndc reload
rndc thaw

Reload specific zones

rndc freeze steffenrohr.com. IN INSIDE
rndc reload steffenrohr.com. IN INSIDE
rndc thaw   steffenrohr.com. IN INSIDE

rndc freeze steffenrohr.com. IN OUTSIDE
rndc reload steffenrohr.com. IN OUTSIDE
rndc thaw   steffenrohr.com. IN OUTSIDE