nsd-xfer(8)							    nsd 3.2.12							       nsd-xfer(8)

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.

NLnet Labs							   jul 19, 2012 						       nsd-xfer(8)