yadifad(8)
NAME
yadifad - an authoritative Internet domain name server.
SYNOPSIS
yadifad [--config|-c configfile] [--daemon|-d] [-u uid] [-g gid] [-V] [-h]
DESCRIPTION
yadifad is a Domain Name System (DNS) server, part of the YADIFA
distribution from EURid vzw/asbl. The latest version of YADIFA can be
found on:
http://www.yadifa.eu/download
yadifad reads the zone files from yadifad.conf, and starts up an
authoritative name server. It listens to UDP and TCP DNS queries and
returns answers from its own database.
yadifad knows the main DNS protocols:
* AXFR
* IXFR
* DNSSEC
* DNS Update
* NOTIFY
yadifad works only with 1 CLASS:
Class Value Definition
IN 1 (Internet class)
yadifad supports following TYPES:
Type Value Defining RFC
A 1 1035
AAAA 28 3596
CNAME 5 1035
DNSKEY 48 4034
DS 43 4034
HINFO 12 1035
MX 15 1035
NAPTR 35 3403
NS 2 1035
NSEC 47 4034
NSEC3 50 5155
NSEC3PARAM 51 5155
PTR 12 1035
RRSIG 46 4034
SOA 6 1035
SRV 33 2782
SSHFP 44 4255
TLSA 52 6698
TXT 16 1035
Other tyes and pseudo resource records:
* 255 1035
AXFR 252 1035
IXFR 251 1035
OPT 41 6891
OPTIONS
[--config|-c configfile]
Another config file will be used.
[--daemon|-d]
Starts the name server in daemon mode.
[--uid|-u uid]
Starts the name server with the given uid.
[--gid|-g gid]
Starts the name server with the given gid.
[-V]
Shows version information.
[--help|-h]
Shows a help text
SIGNALS
SIGHUP reloads the zone and key sections in the configuration file and
reloads the zone file(s) with incremented serial number, and
close all log files and reopens them.
SIGINT shuts down the server
SIGTERM
(see SIGINT)
FILES
yadifad.conf
The YADIFA configuration file.
yadifad
The name server binary.
yadifad.8
This man page.
yadifad.conf.5
Configuration man page for YADIFA.
SEE ALSO
yadifad.conf(5)
REQUIREMENTS
OpenSSL
yadifad requires OpenSSL version 0.9.8 or later.
CHANGES
Please check the README file from the source code.
VERSION
Version: 2.2.3 of 2016-12-15.
MAILING LISTS
There is a mailinglist for questions relating to any program in the
yadifa package:
* yadifa-users@mailinglists.yadifa.eu
for submitting questions/answers.
* http://www.yadifa.eu/mailing-list-users
for subscription requests.
If you would like to stay informed about new versions and official
patches send a subscription request to via:
* http://www.yadifa.eu/mailing-list-announcements
(this is a read-only list).
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright
(C) 2011-2016, EURid vzw/asbl
B-1831 Diegem, Belgium
info@yadifa.eu
AUTHORS
Gery Van Emelen Email: Gery.VanEmelen@EURid.eu Eric Diaz Fernandez Email: Eric.DiazFernandez@EURid.eu WWW: http://www.EURid.eu
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