Name
Syntax
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Blocks
none
Default value(s)
None.
Introduced
- Date: 1997-05-06
- BIND version: 8.1.1
Deprecated
Still current as of 2025-12-19
Description
There is no configuration block with the name topmost. Rather this is used as a placeholder when describing the area(s) in which other statements can be used. topmost does not mean literally at the top of the configuration file. It means at the top level of the configuration hierarchy. Any statement or block that is eligible to be configured at the topmost level may be placed anywhere in the configuration file, outside of other blocks.
For example, the block options (if used) is configured at the topmost level of teh configuration hierarchy, but could be placed anywhere in the configuration file.
ARM reference
There is no rererence in the ARM for topmost because it is not a configuration element keyword. It serves as a placeholder to reference the topmost level of the configuration hierarchy.