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Comments and suggestions concerning this book should be mailed to gmourani@videotron.ca © Copyright 1999-2000 Gerhard Mourani and Open Network Architecture ® 229 · To run a caching only name server, the following files are require and  must be create or copied to their appropriated directories on your server. Copy the named.conf file to the “/etc/” directory. Copy the db.127.0.0 file to the “/var/named/” directory. Copy the db.cache file to the “/var/named/” directory. Copy the named script file to the “/etc/rc.d/init.d/” directory. · To run a master name server, the following files are require and must be create or copied to their appropriated directories on your server. Copy the named.conf file to the “/etc/” directory. Copy the db.127.0.0 file to the “/var/named/” directory. Copy the db.cache file to the “/var/named/” directory. Copy the db.208.164.186 file to the “/var/named/” directory. Copy the db.openarch file to the “/var/named/” directory. Copy the named script file to the “/etc/rc.d/init.d/” directory. · To run a slave name server, the following files are require and must be create or copied to their appropriated directories on your server. Copy the named.conf file to the “/etc/” directory. Copy the db.127.0.0 file to the “/var/named/” directory. Copy the db.cache file to the “/var/named/” directory. Copy the named script file to the “/etc/rc.d/init.d/” directory. You can obtain configuration files listed bellow on the “floppy.tgz” archive. Copy the following files from the decompressed “floppy.tgz” archive to their appropriated places or copy and paste them directly from this book to the concerned file. Caching-only name Server Caching-only name servers are servers not authoritative for any domains except 0.0.127.in- addr.arpa. A caching-only name server can look up names inside and outside your zone, as can primary and slave name servers. The difference is that when a caching-only name server initially looks up a name within your zone, it ends up asking one of the primary or slave names servers for your zone for the answer. The necessary files to setup a simple caching name server are: named.conf db.127.0.0 db.cache named script Configuration of the “/etc/named.conf” file for a simple caching name server Use this configuration for all servers’ machines on your network that doesn’t act as a master or slave name server. Setting up a simple caching server for local clients machines will reduce load on the site’s primary server. Many users on dialup connections may use this configuration along with bind for such a purpose. Create the named.conf file (touch /etc/named.conf) and add the following lines in the file: options {         directory "/var/named";