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NSD-XFER(8) BSD System Manager’s Manual NSD-XFER(8)

NAME

nsd-xfer — AXFR client to transfer zones from a name server

SYNOPSIS

nsd-xfer [−4] [−6] [−p port] [−s serial] [−T siginfo] [−v] −z zone −f file servers

DESCRIPTION

nsd-xfer is a program to transfer zones from a name server using AXFR; NSD is a complete implementation of an authoritative DNS nameserver.

OPTIONS
−4

Only send to IPv4 addresses.

−6

Only send to IPv6 addresses.

−f file

The file to store the zone in.

−p port

Specify the port to send to.

−s serial

Specify the serial of the current zone. The zone is only transferred if the master server has a zone with a greater serial number.

−T tsiginfo

Use TSIG to verify the zone transfer. The tsiginfo file must contain the TSIG key information. The file is removed up-on successful reading of the key.

−v

Be more verbose.

−z zone

Specify the zone to receive.

servers

List of nameservers to try.

EXAMPLES

To run this program the standard way type:

$ nsd-xfer −z foobar.cz −f foobar.cz.zone 1.2.3.4

SEE ALSO

nsd(8), nsd-notify(8), nsdc(8), zonec(8)

AUTHORS

NSD was written by NLnet Labs and RIPE NCC joint team. Please see the CREDITS file in the distribution for further details.

Nov 13, 2007

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