/etc/pdnsd.conf =============== pdnsd in Debian will default to AUTO_MODE, which will use configuration files in /usr/share/pdnsd/pdnsd-$AUTO_MODE, which contain resonable defaults for most cases. If you wish to customize the values, set up to MANUAL mode, and edit /etc/pdnsd.conf. You can copy the file from /usr/share/pdnsd/pdnsd-$AUTO_MODE to /etc/pdnsd.conf to use as a template. To set up MANUAL mode, remove the AUTO_MODE= definition in /etc/default/pdnsd.