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  au‐
20       thoritative name server.  It listens to UDP and TCP DNS queries and re‐
21       turns 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   Defini‐
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40       IN      1       Internet
41                       class
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43       yadifad supports following TYPES:
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45       Type         Value   Defining RFC
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47       A            1       1035
48       AAAA         28      3596
49       CNAME        5       1035
50       DNSKEY       48      4034
51       DS           43      4034
52       HINFO        12      1035
53       MX           15      1035
54       NAPTR        35      3403
55       NS           2       1035
56       NSEC         47      4034
57       NSEC3        50      5155
58       NSEC3PARAM   51      5155
59       PTR          12      1035
60       RRSIG        46      4034
61       SOA          6       1035
62       SRV          33      2782
63       SSHFP        44      4255
64       TXT          16      1035
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66       Other tyes and pseudo resource records:
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68       Type   Value   Defining RFC
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70       *      255     1035
71       AXFR   252     1035
72       IXFR   251     1035
73       OPT    41      6891
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OPTIONS

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

95       SIGHUP reloads the zone and key sections in the configuration file  and
96              reloads  the  zone  file(s)  with incremented serial number, and
97              close all log files and reopens them.
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99       SIGINT shutdowns the server
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101       SIGTERM
102              (see SIGINT)
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CONFIGURATION

105       The yadifad.conf itself is mandatory, but can be empty. No  options  is
106       needed for using yadifad DNS name server.
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108       The  yadifad  configuration  options can be found in yadifad.conf.5 man
109       page. A complete description is provided in the YADIFA 2.5.3  Reference
110       Manual (YM24).
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FILES

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

129       OpenSSL
130              yadifad requires OpenSSL version 1.1.1 or later.
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CHANGES

133       Please check the README file from the source code.
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VERSION

136       Version: 2.5.3 of 2021-10-25.
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MAILING LISTS

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

156       Copyright
157              (C)2011-2021, EURid vzw/asbl
158              B-1831 Diegem, Belgium
159              info@yadifa.eu
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AUTHORS

162       Gery Van Emelen
163       Email: Gery.VanEmelen@EURid.eu
164       Eric Diaz Fernandez
165       Email: Eric.DiazFernandez@EURid.eu
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167       WWW: http://www.EURid.eu
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169YADIFA                            2021-10-25                        YADIFAD(8)