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6.1.10. Query Logging

If the file system containing your syslog file has quite a bit of space, you can consider using the

options query-log

directive in your bootfile. This will cause your name server to log every query it receives, which when combined with a Perl or AWK script to postprocess the logs, can be a useful management tool.


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