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named-xfer(8)
NAME
  named-xfer - Pulls BIND zones from another server

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/named-xfer -z zone_to_transfer -f db_file
     -s serial_no [-d debug_level] [-l debug_log_file]
     [-t trace_file] [-p port] [-S] servers...

FLAGS
  -z zone_to_transfer
      Specifies the name of the BIND zone for the named-xfer daemon to
      transfer, for example, dec.com.  This option is required to pull a
      zone.

  -f db_file
      Specifies the name of the file into which the pulled zone information
      is placed. This option is	 required to pull a zone.

  -s serial_no
      Specifies the current serial number of the SOA record for the zone
      zone_to_transfer.	 If Iserial_no is set to 0, the zone is always
      pulled.  This option is required to pull a zone.

  -d debug_level
      Sets the debug level and determines the amount of debug information to
      be displayed.

  -l debug_log_file
      Specifies the file that will contain any debug messages from the zone
      pull.

  -t trace_file
      Specifies the file that will contain a trace from the zone pull.

  -p port
      Specifies the port that will be used instead of the default name server
      port listed in /etc/services.

  -S  Performs a restricted transfer of only the SOA, NS records and glue A
      records for the zone. The SOA record is not loaded by named, but is
      used to determine when to verify the NS records.	See named(8) for more
      information.

  servers...
      Specifies a list of Internet addresses, in dotted-quad format, from
      which to pull a zone.  If the first host cannot be reached, the named
      transfer daemon tries to pull the zone from the next host listed.



DESCRIPTION
  The named transfer daemon, /usr/sbin/named-xfer, is a server that is
  usually run by the named daemon, /usr/sbin/named, but it can also be run
  manually with the given arguments.  The named transfer daemon runs on a
  BIND secondary server and pulls BIND zones from a primary server.  This
  daemon is not run by default, nor can it be started up from inetd(8).

RELATED INFORMATION
  Commands: named(8)

  Files: resolver(4), services(4)