NAME¶

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

SYNOPSIS¶

nsd-xfer [-4] [-6] [-a address[@port]] [-p port] [-s serial] [-T tsiginfo] [-v] -z zone -f file servers

DESCRIPTION¶

Nsd-xfer is 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.

-a address[@port]

Specify the source address (and port) to send from.

-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 upon successful reading of the key. The format of the tsiginfo file is described in the doc/README file (section 3.3).

-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), nsdc(8), nsd.conf(5), nsd-checkconf(8), nsd-notify(8), nsd-patch(8), zonec(8)

AUTHORS¶

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