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/usr/bin/rec_control

PowerDNS Recursive Server without libsodium

From pdns-5.3-recursor-nosodium 5.3.6-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running rec_control --help (exit 0). permalink

syntax: rec_control [options] command, options as below:

  --chroot=...
	switch to chroot jail
  --config-dir=...
	Location of configuration directory (recursor.conf)
  --config-name=...
	Name of this virtual configuration - will rename the binary image
  --help
	Provide this helpful message
  --ignore-unknown-settings=...
	Configuration settings to ignore if they are unknown
  --process=...
	When controlling multiple recursors, the target process number
  --socket-dir=...
	Where the controlsocket will live, /var/run/pdns-recursor when unset and not chrooted
  --timeout=...
	Number of seconds to wait for the recursor to respond
  --version
	Show the version of this program

In addition, 'rec_control help' can be used to retrieve a list
of available commands from PowerDNS
Options (9)
OptionDescriptionSource
--chroot ...switch to chroot jailhelp
--config-dir ...Location of configuration directory (recursor.conf)help
--config-name ...Name of this virtual configuration - will rename the binary imagehelp
--helpProvide this helpful messagehelp
--ignore-unknown-settings ...Configuration settings to ignore if they are unknownhelp
--process ...When controlling multiple recursors, the target process numberhelp
--socket-dir ...Where the controlsocket will live, /var/run/pdns-recursor when unset and not chrootedhelp
--timeout ...Number of seconds to wait for the recursor to respondhelp
--versionShow the version of this programhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.