NAME

named-xfer − Pulls BIND zones from another server

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/named-xfer -z zone_to_transfer -f db_file -s serial_no [ -d debug_level ] [ -l debug_log_file ] [ -t trace_file ] [ -p port ] [ -n ] [ -a auth_type.auth_ver ] servers...

FLAGS

-z zone_to_transfer
This option is required to pull a zone.  The zone_to_transfer argument specifies the name of the BIND zone that the named-xfer daemon will transfer, for example, dec.com. 

-f db_file
This option is  required to pull a zone.  The db_file argument specifies the name of the file into which the pulled zone information is placed. 

-s serial_no
This option is required to pull a zone.  The serial_no argument should be set to the current serial number of the SOA record for the zone zone_to_transfer.  If Iserial_no is set to 0, the zone is always pulled. 

-d debug_level
The debug_level argument sets the debug level and determines the amount of debug information to be displayed. 

-l debug_log_file
The debug_log_file argument specifies the file that will contain any debug messages from the zone pull. 

-t trace_file
The trace_file argument specifies the file that will contain a trace from the zone pull. 

-p portThe port argument specifies the port that will be used instead of the default name server port listed in /etc/services. 

-nThis option must be used when the named daemon is running in the network safe mode.  It indicates that the zone pull must be authenticated. 

-a  auth_type.auth_ver
This option must be used if the named daemon is running in the network safe mode.  The auth_type argument indicates what type of authentication to use and the auth_ver argument indicates what version of the authentication type to use.  Currently, the auth_type must be “kerberos” and the auth_ver must be “one.”

servers...The servers argument is a list of Internet addresses from which to pull a zone.  If the first host cannot be reached, the named transfer daemon will try to pull the zone from the next host listed. 

DESCRIPTION

The named transfer daemon, /usr/sbin/named-xfer, is a server that is usually run by the named daemon, /usr/sbin/named, but it can also be run manually with the given arguments.  The named transfer daemon runs on a BIND secondary server and pulls BIND zones from a primary server.  This daemon is not run by default, nor can it be started up from inetd(.).

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: named(8)

Files: services(4)