From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 20 17:18:48 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 952E31065675 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:18:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amijaresp@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f224.google.com (mail-ew0-f224.google.com [209.85.219.224]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 295F08FC24 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:18:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy24 with SMTP id 24so1997010ewy.33 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:18:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:date:received:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=I44/OGGLrcrcloSCVBfDCUEbmDqWISJa/EOxBc+z1eg=; b=pmUZn0TlgFADHXAB0G9vFwHY2vg3x5LQfkkUFH9Zk20QyHSOY3s8B1jdaNI5759wPe M9yJKofV9I1TzFHWcIKNIRObW0CNOoHQ53mXlFrZWAK0Nzlq7xrx9Z3QixEDDTKhgM3Q c80L3NMvQ7/ZC9a3AxyOz0QSvnT5/rXzv1PxI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=FCIh/cDxdADqAk5jip5cIiUZ7ZFD6PsldbVsCXiP0jm9DW/5R50PZrm9Jji4sEIUVm jHjEbtrNlkeVvRTU8ZaqemvvkJ27zZxVHIe1AzTeAbulVwO1PFZEz+dD8TsTxD9CrD1Y zofhkZULTFbakNTHpN3hbxmNuhq2lLTDO6BkE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.239.180.67 with HTTP; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:18:46 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:48:46 -0430 Received: by 10.239.133.141 with SMTP id 13mr610105hbv.211.1271783926632; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:18:46 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: Alberto Mijares To: Jerry McAllister Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: [OT] Was: Disabling DNS X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:18:48 -0000 >> > I have a FreeBSD server that, among other things, used to provide DNS = for a handful of domain names and a small network. =C2=A0All DNS is now pro= vided by new machines. =C2=A0On the old machine, DNS starts when the machin= e boots, and bind continues to run lots of useless named and named-xfer pro= cesses throughout the day. =C2=A0How do I turn off the DNS processes on the= old machine and stop it from starting every time the machine boots? >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> FreeBSD has an excelent documentation. Just reading the manual you >> will know how to acomplish dummy sysadmin tasks like this. > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ^^^^^ > > Maybe you have a language problem, but this looks very much like > inappropriate response. =C2=A0 We do no call names on this list. =C2=A0It > is unhelpful, unfriendly and non-professional. > > ////jerry When you give a specific answer, you are just giving that: one single answer. When you give the source of this answer instead, you are giving many answers at once. Now, it's obvious that the OP hasn't read the handbook ever and I think he didn't try, at least, a google search before asking this question. So, why is it inappropiate, unhelpful, unfriendly or non-professional my advise? Ain't it a tacit rule in every list to do some research before asking help? Just in case, I made a search of every word I used in a dictionary; and no offensive nor annoying meaning was found (OK, I misstyped "accomplish", sorry about that. My native language is spanish). Please let me know if I'm missing something else. Regards Alberto Mijares