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.

     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                | SUNWinamd                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

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