diff --git a/manifests/server/config.pp b/manifests/server/config.pp
index 520036e7..d1ad81a1 100644
--- a/manifests/server/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/config.pp
@@ -56,4 +56,6 @@
     content => "// File managed by Puppet.\n"
   }
 
+  include dns::server::default
+
 }
diff --git a/manifests/server/default.pp b/manifests/server/default.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4167cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/server/default.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# == Class: dns::server::default
+#
+class dns::server::default (
+
+  $default_file          = $dns::server::params::default_file,
+  $default_template      = $dns::server::params::default_template,
+
+  $resolvconf            = undef,
+  $options               = undef,
+  $rootdir               = undef,
+  $enable_zone_write     = undef,
+  $enable_sdb            = undef,
+  $disable_named_dbus    = undef,
+  $keytab_file           = undef,
+  $disable_zone_checking = undef,
+
+) inherits dns::server::params {
+
+  validate_absolute_path( $default_file )
+
+  if $resolvconf != '' {
+    validate_re( $resolvconf, '^(yes|no)$', 'The resolvconf value is not type of a string yes / no.' )
+  }
+
+  if $rootdir != '' {
+    validate_absolute_path( $rootdir )
+  }
+
+  validate_re( $enable_zone_write, '^(yes|no|\s*)$', 'The enable_zone_write value is not type of a string yes / no or empty.' )
+
+  validate_re( $enable_sdb, '^(yes|no|1|0|\s*)$', 'The enable_sdb value is not type of a string yes / no / 1 / 0 or empty.' )
+
+  if $keytab_file != '' {
+    validate_absolute_path( $keytab_file )
+  }
+
+  validate_re( $disable_zone_checking, '^(yes|no|\s*)$', 'The disable_zone_checking value is not type of a string yes / no or empty.' )
+
+  file { $default_file:
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => $::dns::server::params::owner,
+    group   => $::dns::server::params::group,
+    mode    => '0644',
+    content => template("${module_name}/${default_template}"),
+    notify  => Class['dns::server::service'],
+  }
+
+}
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diff --git a/manifests/server/params.pp b/manifests/server/params.pp
index d7024e65..a5d98865 100644
--- a/manifests/server/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/params.pp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
       $owner              = 'bind'
       $package            = 'bind9'
       $service            = 'bind9'
+      $default_file       = '/etc/default/bind9'
+      $default_template   = 'default.debian.erb'
       $default_dnssec_validation = 'auto'
       case $::operatingsystemmajrelease {
         '8': {
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@
       $package            = 'bind'
       $service            = 'named'
       $necessary_packages = [ 'bind', ]
+      $default_file       = '/etc/sysconfig/named'
+      $default_template   = 'default.redhat.erb'
       if $::operatingsystemmajrelease =~ /^[1-5]$/ {
         $default_dnssec_validation = 'absent'
       } else {
diff --git a/spec/classes/server/startup_spec.rb b/spec/classes/server/startup_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b55e5b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/server/startup_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'dns::server::default', :type => :type do
+
+  context "on an unsupported OS" do
+    it{ should raise_error(/dns::server is incompatible with this osfamily/) }
+  end
+
+  context 'by default on debian' do
+
+    let(:facts) {{ :osfamily => 'Debian', :concat_basedir => '/tmp' }}
+
+    context "passing correct values and paths" do
+
+      context 'passing `no` to resolvconf' do
+        let(:params) {{ :resolvconf => 'no' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/default/bind9').with_content(/RESOLVCONF=no/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `yes` to resolvconf' do
+        let(:params) {{ :resolvconf => 'yes' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/default/bind9').with_content(/RESOLVCONF=yes/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `-u bind -4` to options' do
+        let(:params) {{ :options => '-u bind -4' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/default/bind9').with_content(/OPTIONS="-u bind -4"/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `-u bind -6` to options' do
+        let(:params) {{ :options => '-u bind -6' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/default/bind9').with_content(/OPTIONS="-u bind -6"/) }
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    context "passing wrong values and paths" do
+
+      context 'passing wrong value to resolvconf for hit an error' do
+        let(:params) {{ :resolvconf => 'WrongValue' }}
+        it{ should raise_error(/The resolvconf value is not type of a string yes \/ no./)}
+      end
+
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  context 'by default on redhat' do
+
+    let(:facts) {{ :osfamily => 'RedHat', :concat_basedir => '/tmp' }}
+
+    context "passing correct values and paths" do
+
+      context 'passing path `/chroot` to rootdir' do
+        let(:params) {{ :rootdir => '/chroot' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/ROOTDIR="\/chroot"/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `-u named` to options' do
+        let(:params) {{ :options => '-u named' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/OPTIONS="-u named"/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `yes` to enable_zone_write' do
+        let(:params) {{ :enable_zone_write => 'yes' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/ENABLE_ZONE_WRITE=yes/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `no` to enable_zone_write' do
+        let(:params) {{ :enable_zone_write => 'no' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/ENABLE_ZONE_WRITE=no/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `yes` to enable_sdb' do
+        let(:params) {{ :enable_sdb => 'yes' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/ENABLE_SDB=yes/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `no` to enable_sdb' do
+        let(:params) {{ :enable_sdb => 'no' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/ENABLE_SDB=no/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `1` to enable_sdb' do
+        let(:params) {{ :enable_sdb => '1' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/ENABLE_SDB=1/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `0` to enable_sdb' do
+        let(:params) {{ :enable_sdb => '0' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/ENABLE_SDB=0/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `yes` to disable_named_dbus' do
+        let(:params) {{ :disable_named_dbus => 'yes' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/DISABLE_NAMED_DBUS=yes/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `no` to disable_named_dbus' do
+        let(:params) {{ :disable_named_dbus => 'no' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/DISABLE_NAMED_DBUS=no/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing path `/usr/local/samba/private/dns.keytab` to keytab_file' do
+        let(:params) {{ :keytab_file => '/usr/local/samba/private/dns.keytab' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/KEYTAB_FILE="\/usr\/local\/samba\/private\/dns.keytab/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `yes` to disable_zone_checking' do
+        let(:params) {{ :disable_zone_checking => 'yes' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/DISABLE_ZONE_CHECKING=yes/) }
+      end
+
+      context 'passing `no` to disable_zone_checking' do
+        let(:params) {{ :disable_zone_checking => 'no' }}
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/named').with_content(/DISABLE_ZONE_CHECKING=no/) }
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    context "passing wrong values and paths" do
+
+      context 'passing wrong value to rootdir for hit an error' do
+        let(:params) {{ :rootdir => 'chroot' }}
+        it{ should raise_error(/"chroot" is not an absolute path./)}
+      end
+
+      context 'passing wrong value to enable_zone_write for hit an error' do
+        let(:params) {{ :enable_zone_write => 'WrongValue' }}
+        it{ should raise_error(/The enable_zone_write value is not type of a string yes \/ no./)}
+      end
+
+      context 'passing wrong value to enable_sdb for hit an error' do
+        let(:params) {{ :enable_sdb => 'WrongValue' }}
+        it{ should raise_error(/The enable_sdb value is not type of a string yes \/ no \/ 1 \/ 0 or empty./)}
+      end
+
+      context 'passing wrong value to keytab_file for hit an error' do
+        let(:params) {{ :keytab_file => 'usr/local/samba/private/dns.keytab' }}
+        it{ should raise_error(/"usr\/local\/samba\/private\/dns.keytab" is not an absolute path./)}
+      end
+
+      context 'passing wrong value to disable_zone_checking for hit an error' do
+        let(:params) {{ :disable_zone_checking => 'chroot' }}
+        it{ should raise_error(/The disable_zone_checking value is not type of a string yes \/ no or empty./)}
+      end
+
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
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diff --git a/templates/default.debian.erb b/templates/default.debian.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0374a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default.debian.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# run resolvconf?
+<% if @resolvconf -%>
+RESOLVCONF=<%= @resolvconf %>
+<% else %> 
+RESOLVCONF=no
+<% end -%>
+
+# startup options for the server
+<% if @options -%>
+OPTIONS="<%= @options %>"
+<% else %> 
+OPTIONS="-u bind"
+<% end -%>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/default.redhat.erb b/templates/default.redhat.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b8f160d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default.redhat.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# BIND named process options
+# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+# Currently, you can use the following options:
+#
+# ROOTDIR="/some/where"  --  will run named in a chroot environment.
+#                            you must set up the chroot environment
+#                            (install the bind-chroot package) before
+#                            doing this.
+#
+# OPTIONS="whatever"     --  These additional options will be passed to named
+#                            at startup. Don't add -t here, use ROOTDIR instead.
+#
+# ENABLE_ZONE_WRITE=yes  --  If SELinux is disabled, then allow named to write
+#                            its zone files and create files in its $ROOTDIR/var/named
+#                            directory, necessary for DDNS and slave zone transfers.
+#                            Slave zones should reside in the $ROOTDIR/var/named/slaves
+#                            directory, in which case you would not need to enable zone
+#                            writes. If SELinux is enabled, you must use only the
+#                            'named_write_master_zones' variable to enable zone writes.
+#
+# ENABLE_SDB=yes         --  This enables use of 'named_sdb', which has support
+#                        --  for the ldap, pgsql and dir zone database backends
+#                        --  compiled in, to be used instead of named.
+#
+# DISABLE_NAMED_DBUS=[1y]--  If NetworkManager is enabled in any runlevel, then
+#                            the initscript will by default enable named's D-BUS
+#                            support with the named -D option. This setting disables
+#                            this behavior.
+#
+# KEYTAB_FILE="/dir/file"    --  Specify named service keytab file (for GSS-TSIG)
+#
+# DISABLE_ZONE_CHECKING  --  By default, initscript calls named-checkzone
+#                            utility for every zone to ensure all zones are
+#                            valid before named starts. If you set this option
+#                            to 'yes' then initscript doesn't perform those checks.
+<% if @rootdir -%>
+ROOTDIR="<%= @rootdir %>"
+<% end -%>
+
+<% if @options -%>
+OPTIONS="<%= @options %>"
+<% end -%>
+
+<% if @enable_zone_write -%>
+ENABLE_ZONE_WRITE=<%= @enable_zone_write %>
+<% end -%>
+
+<% if @enable_sdb -%>
+ENABLE_SDB=<%= @enable_sdb %>
+<% end -%>
+
+<% if @disable_named_dbus -%>
+DISABLE_NAMED_DBUS=<%= @disable_named_dbus %>
+<% end -%>
+
+<% if @keytab_file -%>
+KEYTAB_FILE="<%= @keytab_file %>"
+<% end -%>
+
+<% if @disable_zone_checking -%>
+DISABLE_ZONE_CHECKING=<%= @disable_zone_checking %>
+<% end -%>