NAMED-XFER(8) BSD System Manager's Manual NAMED-XFER(8) NNAAMMEE named-xfer - ancillary agent for inbound zone transfers SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS nnaammeedd--xxffeerr --zz _z_o_n_e___t_o___t_r_a_n_s_f_e_r --ff _d_b___f_i_l_e --ss _s_e_r_i_a_l___n_o [ --dd _d_e_b_u_g_l_e_v_e_l ] [ --ll _d_e_b_u_g___l_o_g___f_i_l_e ] [ --tt _t_r_a_c_e___f_i_l_e ] [ --pp _p_o_r_t_# ] _n_a_m_e_s_e_r_v_e_r DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN _N_a_m_e_d_-_x_f_e_r is an ancillary program executed by _n_a_m_e_d(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: --zz specifies the name of the zone to be transferred. --ff specifies the name of the file into which the zone should be dumped when it is received from the pri- mary server. --ss 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. --dd Print debugging information. A number after the ``d'' determines the level of messages printed. --ll Specifies a log file for debugging messages. The default is system- dependent but is usually in _/_v_a_r_/_t_m_p or _/_u_s_r_/_t_m_p. Note that this only applies if _-_d is also specified. --tt Specifies a trace file which will contain a proto- col trace of the zone transfer. This is probably only of interest to people debugging the name server itself. --pp Use a different port number. The default is the standard port number as returned by getservby- name(3) for service ``domain''. 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. 4th Berkeley Distribution June 28, 1993 1 NAMED-XFER(8) BSD System Manager's Manual NAMED-XFER(8) SSEEEE AALLSSOO named(8), resolver(3), resolver(5), hostname(7), RFC 882, RFC 883, RFC 973, RFC 974, RFC 1033, RFC 1034, RFC 1035, RFC 1123, _N_a_m_e _S_e_r_v_e_r _O_p_e_r_a_t_i_o_n_s _G_u_i_d_e _f_o_r _B_I_N_D 4th Berkeley Distribution June 28, 1993 2