[codyja]

I'm running bind9 on my linux box, centos 5.1. How do I set named to use a specified dns server and to not use any root servers for all lookups?

[daark.child]

If its a caching nameserver, you can edit /var/named/chroot/etc/named.conf and enter the IP address/es of the nameservers you wish to use e.g.

forwarders { xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx; xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx; }; 
forward only;

[Kieren]

named.conf might be located in /etc/named.conf depending on your distribution