named-xfer

 

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 Maintenance Commands                               named-xfer(1M)
 
 
 


NAME
      named-xfer - ancillary agent for inbound zone transfers
 


SYNOPSIS
      named-xfer -z zone_to_transfer  -f db_file  -s serial_no   [
      -d debuglevel ]  [ -l debug_log_file ]  [ -t trace_file ]  [
      -p port# ]  [ -S ]  nameserver ...
 


DESCRIPTION
      The  named-xfer program is an ancillary program executed  by
      in.named  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
      -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  the  current  copy  of
            this zone.  If the SOA RR 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''
            determines 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 those debugging the name server itself.
 
      -p    Use a different port number.  The default is the stan-
            dard port number as returned by getservbyname(3SOCKET)
            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.   See the
            ``stubs'' directive in in.named(1M) for more  informa-
            tion.
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8           Last change: 13 Feb 1997                    1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Maintenance Commands                               named-xfer(1M)
 
 
 
      Additional arguments are taken as name server  addresses  in
      so-called  ``dotted-quad''  syntax  only;  no host names are
      allowed.   At least one address must be specified.   If  the
      first  one  fails  to  transfer successfully, the additional
      addresses will be tried in the  order given.
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
      ____________________________________________________________
     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


SEE ALSO
      in.named(1M),   resolver(3RESOLV),   resolv.conf(4),   host-
      name(1),
 
      RFC 882
 
      RFC 883
 
      RFC 973
 
      RFC 974
 
      RFC 1033
 
      RFC 1034
 
      RFC 1035
 
      RFC 1123
 
      Name Server Operations Guide for BIND
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8           Last change: 13 Feb 1997                    2
 
 
 

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