Hello list, I'm running knot 2.5.2 on FreeBSD. In an attempt to resolve a recent semantic error in one of my zonefiles, the $storage/$zone.db (/var/db/knot/firc.de.db) file got lost. Meaning: I accidentally deleted it without a backup. At point of deletion, the .db file was 1.6 MB in size. The actual zone file was kept, the journal and DNSSEC keys untouched, the zone still functions without any issues. The zone is configured as such in knot.conf: zone: - domain: firc.de file: "/usr/local/etc/knot/zones/firc.de" notify: inwx acl: acl_inwx dnssec-signing: on dnssec-policy: rsa This raises the following questions: 1) What is actually in those .db files? 2) Are these any adverse effects to be expected now that I don't have the file / need to re-create it? 3) How can I re-create the file? Any answers will be greatly appreciated. With kind regards, Christoph Lukas