diff --git a/bin/named/named.8 b/bin/named/named.8
index a8d49747fe..6c4d5d2d1c 100644
--- a/bin/named/named.8
+++ b/bin/named/named.8
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
.\" OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
.\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
-.\" $Id: named.8,v 1.17.208.14 2007/06/20 02:26:23 marka Exp $
+.\" $Id: named.8,v 1.17.208.15 2008/08/21 01:21:13 tbox Exp $
.\"
.hy 0
.ad l
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
named \- Internet domain name server
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 6
-\fBnamed\fR [\fB\-4\fR] [\fB\-6\fR] [\fB\-c\ \fR\fB\fIconfig\-file\fR\fR] [\fB\-d\ \fR\fB\fIdebug\-level\fR\fR] [\fB\-f\fR] [\fB\-g\fR] [\fB\-m\ \fR\fB\fIflag\fR\fR] [\fB\-n\ \fR\fB\fI#cpus\fR\fR] [\fB\-p\ \fR\fB\fIport\fR\fR] [\fB\-s\fR] [\fB\-t\ \fR\fB\fIdirectory\fR\fR] [\fB\-u\ \fR\fB\fIuser\fR\fR] [\fB\-v\fR] [\fB\-x\ \fR\fB\fIcache\-file\fR\fR]
+\fBnamed\fR [\fB\-4\fR] [\fB\-6\fR] [\fB\-c\ \fR\fB\fIconfig\-file\fR\fR] [\fB\-d\ \fR\fB\fIdebug\-level\fR\fR] [\fB\-f\fR] [\fB\-g\fR] [\fB\-m\ \fR\fB\fIflag\fR\fR] [\fB\-n\ \fR\fB\fI#cpus\fR\fR] [\fB\-p\ \fR\fB\fIport\fR\fR] [\fB\-s\fR] [\fB\-S\ \fR\fB\fI#max\-socks\fR\fR] [\fB\-t\ \fR\fB\fIdirectory\fR\fR] [\fB\-u\ \fR\fB\fIuser\fR\fR] [\fB\-v\fR] [\fB\-x\ \fR\fB\fIcache\-file\fR\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBnamed\fR
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ This option is mainly of interest to BIND 9 developers and may be removed or cha
.RE
.RE
.PP
+\-S \fI#max\-socks\fR
+.RS 4
+Allow
+\fBnamed\fR
+to use up to
+\fI#max\-socks\fR
+sockets.
+.RS
+.B "Warning:"
+This option should be unnecessary for the vast majority of users. The use of this option could even be harmful because the specified value may exceed the limitation of the underlying system API. It is therefore set only when the default configuration causes exhaustion of file descriptors and the operational environment is known to support the specified number of sockets. Note also that the actual maximum number is normally a little fewer than the specified value because
+\fBnamed\fR
+reserves some file descriptors for its internal use.
+.RE
+.RE
+.PP
\-t \fIdirectory\fR
.RS 4
\fBChroot\fR
diff --git a/bin/named/named.html b/bin/named/named.html
index f90b087b25..3b68ea76ce 100644
--- a/bin/named/named.html
+++ b/bin/named/named.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
- OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
- PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-->
-
+
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
Synopsis
-
named [-4] [-6] [-c config-file] [-d debug-level] [-f] [-g] [-m flag] [-n #cpus] [-p port] [-s] [-t directory] [-u user] [-v] [-x cache-file]
+
named [-4] [-6] [-c config-file] [-d debug-level] [-f] [-g] [-m flag] [-n #cpus] [-p port] [-s] [-S #max-socks] [-t directory] [-u user] [-v] [-x cache-file]
-
DESCRIPTION
+
DESCRIPTION
named is a Domain Name System (DNS) server,
part of the BIND 9 distribution from ISC. For more
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
-
OPTIONS
+
OPTIONS
+
-S #max-socks
+
+
+ Allow named to use up to
+ #max-socks sockets.
+
+
+
Warning
+
+ This option should be unnecessary for the vast majority
+ of users.
+ The use of this option could even be harmful because the
+ specified value may exceed the limitation of the
+ underlying system API.
+ It is therefore set only when the default configuration
+ causes exhaustion of file descriptors and the
+ operational environment is known to support the
+ specified number of sockets.
+ Note also that the actual maximum number is normally a little
+ fewer than the specified value because
+ named reserves some file descriptors
+ for its internal use.
+
+
directory
@@ -186,7 +211,7 @@
-
SIGNALS
+
SIGNALS
In routine operation, signals should not be used to control
the nameserver; rndc should be used
@@ -207,7 +232,7 @@
-
CONFIGURATION
+
CONFIGURATION
The named configuration file is too complex
to describe in detail here. A complete description is
@@ -216,7 +241,7 @@
-
FILES
+
FILES
/etc/named.conf
@@ -229,7 +254,7 @@
-
SEE ALSO
+
SEE ALSO
RFC 1033,
RFC 1034,
@@ -243,7 +268,7 @@
-
AUTHOR
+
AUTHOR
Internet Systems Consortium