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Chapter 14 Working with Network Services 225
To display the log path:
$ sudo serveradmin command dhcp:command = getLogPaths
The computer will respond with the following output:
dhcp:systemLog = <system-log>
Managing the DNS Service
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed database that maps IP addresses to
domain names so your clients can find the resources by name rather than by numerical
address. A DNS server keeps a list of domain names and the IP addresses associated
with each name.
Starting and Stopping the DNS Service
To start DNS service:
$ sudo serveradmin start dns
To stop DNS service:
$ sudo serveradmin stop dns
Checking the Status of DNS Service
To see summary status of DNS service:
$ sudo serveradmin status dns
To see detailed status of DNS service:
$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus dns
Viewing DNS Service Settings
To list DNS service configuration settings:
$ sudo serveradmin settings dns
To list a particular setting:
$ sudo serveradmin settings dns:
setting
To list a group of settings:
Enter only as much of the name as you want, stopping at a colon (:), then enter an
asterisk (*) as a wildcard for the remaining parts of the name. For example:
$ sudo serveradmin settings dns:zone:_array_id:localhost:*
Value Description
<system-log> The location of the DNS service log.
Default =
/var/logs/system.log