The powerdns nameserver
pdns_server [options]
--daemon=yes|no
Indicate if the server should run in the background as a real daemon, or in the foreground.
--guardian=yes|no
Run pdns_server inside a guardian. This guardian monitors the performance of the inner pdns_server instance. It is also this guardian that pdns_control talks to.
--control-console
Run the server in a special monitor mode. This enables detailed logging and exposes the raw control socket.
--loglevel=<level>
Set the logging level.
--help
To view more options that are available use this option.
<socket>
Control socket used to communicate with pdns_server.