NAMED-XFER(8)NAMED-XFER(8)NAMEnamed-xfer - ancillary agent for inbound zone transfers
SYNOPSISnamed-xfer-z zone_to_transfer -f db_file -s serial_no [ -d debuglevel
] [ -l debug_log_file ] [ -t trace_file ] [ -p port# ] [ -S ] name‐
server
DESCRIPTION
Named-xfer is an ancillary program executed by named(8) to perform an
inbound zone transfer. It is rarely executed directly, and only by
system administrators who are trying to debug a zone transfer problem.
See RFC's 1033, 1034, and 1035 for more information on the Internet
name-domain system.
Options are:
-z specifies the name of the zone to be transferred.
-f specifies the name of the file into which the zone should be
dumped when it is received from the primary server.
-s specifies the serial number of our current copy of this zone.
If the SOA RR we get from the primary server does not have a
serial number higher than this, the transfer will be aborted.
-d Print debugging information. A number after the ``d'' deter‐
mines the level of messages printed.
-l Specifies a log file for debugging messages. The default is
system- dependent but is usually in /var/tmp or /usr/tmp. Note
that this only applies if -d is also specified.
-t Specifies a trace file which will contain a protocol trace of
the zone transfer. This is probably only of interest to people
debugging the name server itself.
-p Use a different port number. The default is the standard port
number as returned by getservbyname(3) for service ``domain''.
-S Perform a restricted transfer of only the SOA, NS records and
glue A records for the zone. The SOA record will not be loaded
by named but will be used to determine when to verify the NS
records. the ``stubs'' directive in named(8) for more informa‐
tion.
Additional arguments are taken as name server addresses in so-called
``dotted-quad'' syntax only; no host name are allowed here. At least
one address must be specified. Any additional addresses will be tried
in order if the first one fails to transfer to us successfully.
SEE ALSOnamed(8), resolver(3), resolver(5), hostname(7), RFC 882, RFC 883, RFC
973, RFC 974, RFC 1033, RFC 1034, RFC 1035, RFC 1123, Name Server Oper‐
ations Guide for BIND
4th Berkeley Distribution June 26, 1993 NAMED-XFER(8)
