yadifad(8)

1YADIFAD(8)                          YADIFA                          YADIFAD(8)
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NAME

6       yadifad - an authoritative Internet domain name server.
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SYNOPSIS

9       yadifad  [--config|-c  configfile] [--daemon|-d] [-u uid] [-g gid] [-V]
10       [-h]
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DESCRIPTION

13       yadifad is a Domain Name System (DNS) server, part of the  YADIFA  dis‐
14       tribution  from  EURid  vzw/asbl.  The  latest version of YADIFA can be
15       found on:
16                            http://www.yadifa.eu/download
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19       yadifad reads the zone  files  from  yadifad.conf,  and  starts  up  an
20       authoritative  name  server.  It listens to UDP and TCP DNS queries and
21       returns answers from its own database.
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23       yadifad knows the main DNS protocols:
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25       *      AXFR
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27       *      IXFR
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29       *      DNSSEC
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31       *      DNS Update
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33       *      NOTIFY
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35       yadifad works only with 1 CLASS:
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37       Class       Value   Definition
38       IN          1       (Internet class)
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40       yadifad supports following TYPES:
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42       Type        Value   Defining RFC
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44       A           1       1035
45       AAAA        28      3596
46       CNAME       5       1035
47       DNSKEY      48      4034
48       DS          43      4034
49       HINFO       12      1035
50       MX          15      1035
51       NAPTR       35      3403
52       NS          2       1035
53       NSEC        47      4034
54       NSEC3       50      5155
55       NSEC3PARAM  51      5155
56       PTR         12      1035
57       RRSIG       46      4034
58       SOA         6       1035
59       SRV         33      2782
60       SSHFP       44      4255
61       TLSA        52      6698
62       TXT         16      1035
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64       Other tyes and pseudo resource records:
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66       *           255     1035
67       AXFR        252     1035
68       IXFR        251     1035
69       OPT         41      6891
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OPTIONS

73       [--config|-c configfile]
74               Another config file will be used.
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76       [--daemon|-d]
77               Starts the name server in daemon mode.
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79       [--uid|-u uid]
80               Starts the name server with the given uid.
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82       [--gid|-g gid]
83               Starts the name server with the given gid.
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85       [-V]
86               Shows version information.
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88       [--help|-h]
89               Shows a help text
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SIGNALS

92       SIGHUP reloads the zone and key sections in the configuration file  and
93              reloads  the  zone  file(s)  with incremented serial number, and
94              close all log files and reopens them.
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96       SIGINT shuts down the server
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98       SIGTERM
99              (see SIGINT)
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CONFIGURATION

102       The yadifad.conf itself is mandatory, but can be empty. No options  are
103       needed for using yadifad DNS name server.
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105       The  yadifad  configuration  options can be found in yadifad.conf.5 man
106       page. A complete description is provided in the YADIFA 2.3.11 Reference
107       Manual (YRM2311).
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FILES

110       yadifad.conf
111               The YADIFA configuration file.
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113       yadifad
114               The name server binary.
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116       yadifad.8
117               This man page.
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119       yadifad.conf.5
120               Configuration man page for YADIFA.
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REQUIREMENTS

126       OpenSSL
127              yadifad requires OpenSSL version 0.9.8 or later.
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CHANGES

130       Please check the ChangeLog file from the source code.
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VERSION

133       Version: 2.3.11 of 2020-10-07.
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MAILING LISTS

136       There  is  a  mailinglist  for questions relating to any program in the
137       yadifa package:
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139       *      yadifa-users@mailinglists.yadifa.eu
140              for submitting questions/answers.
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142       *      http://www.yadifa.eu/mailing-list-users
143              for subscription requests.
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145       If you would like to stay informed  about  new  versions  and  official
146       patches send a subscription request to via:
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148       *      http://www.yadifa.eu/mailing-list-announcements
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150       (this is a read-only list).
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LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

153       Copyright
154              (C) 2011-2020, EURid vzw/asbl
155              B-1831 Diegem, Belgium
156              info@yadifa.eu
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AUTHORS

159       Gery Van Emelen
160       Email: Gery.VanEmelen@EURid.eu
161       Eric Diaz Fernandez
162       Email: Eric.DiazFernandez@EURid.eu
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164       WWW: http://www.EURid.eu
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166YADIFA                            2020-10-07                        YADIFAD(8)