.TH PDNS_SERVER 8 "December 2002" "PowerDNS"
.SH NAME
pdns_control \- The PowerDNS nameserver
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pdns_server [options]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fB
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-\-daemon=\fIyes|no\fR
Indicate if the server should run in the background as a real daemon,
or in the foreground.
.TP
.B \-\-guardian=\fIyes|no\fR
Run \fBpdns_server\fR inside a guardian. This guardian monitors the performance
of the inner \fBpdns_server\fR instance. It is also this guardian that
\fBpdns_control\fR talks to.
.TP
.B \-\-control\-console
Run the server in a special monitor mode. This enables detailed logging
and exposes the raw control socket.
.TP
.B \-\-loglevel=\fI<level>\fR
Set the logging level.
.SH FILES
.TP
.I <socket>
Control socket used to communicate with \fBpdns_server\fR.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR pdns_control (8)