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.TH "YADIFAD" "8" "2023\-03\-01" "YADIFA " "YADIFA "
.SH NAME

.PP
YADIFAD
\- an authoritative Internet domain name server. 
.PP
.SH SYNOPSIS

.PP
yadifad
[\fB\-\-config|\-c\fP\fI configfile\fP]
[\fB\-\-daemon|\-d\fP]
[\fB\-u\fP\fI uid\fP]
[\fB\-g\fP\fI gid\fP]
[\fB\-V\fP]
[\fB\-h\fP]
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION

.PP
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:
.br
.ce 100
\fBhttp://www.yadifa.eu/download\fP
.ce 0

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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. 
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yadifad
knows the main DNS protocols: 
.TP
.B *
AXFR 
.TP
.B *
IXFR 
.TP
.B *
DNSSEC 
.TP
.B *
DNS Update 
.TP
.B *
NOTIFY 
.PP
yadifad
works only with 1 CLASS:
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.TS
tab(&);
l l lw(2cm).
T{
Class 
T}&T{
Value 
T}&T{
Definition
T}
T{
T}
T{
IN
T}&T{
1 
T}&T{
Internet class
T}
.TE
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yadifad
supports following TYPES:
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.TS
tab(&);
l l l.
T{
Type 
T}&T{
Value 
T}&T{
Defining RFC
T}
T{
T}
T{
A 
T}&T{
1 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
AAAA 
T}&T{
28 
T}&T{
3596
T}
T{
CNAME 
T}&T{
5 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
DNSKEY 
T}&T{
48 
T}&T{
4034
T}
T{
DS 
T}&T{
43 
T}&T{
4034
T}
T{
HINFO 
T}&T{
12 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
MX 
T}&T{
15 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
NAPTR 
T}&T{
35 
T}&T{
3403
T}
T{
NS 
T}&T{
2 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
NSEC 
T}&T{
47 
T}&T{
4034
T}
T{
NSEC3 
T}&T{
50 
T}&T{
5155
T}
T{
NSEC3PARAM 
T}&T{
51 
T}&T{
5155
T}
T{
PTR 
T}&T{
12 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
RRSIG 
T}&T{
46 
T}&T{
4034
T}
T{
SOA 
T}&T{
6 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
SRV 
T}&T{
33 
T}&T{
2782
T}
T{
SSHFP 
T}&T{
44 
T}&T{
4255
T}
T{
TXT 
T}&T{
16 
T}&T{
1035
T}
.TE
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Other tyes and pseudo resource records: 
.PP
.TS
tab(&);
l l l.
T{
Type 
T}&T{
Value 
T}&T{
Defining RFC
T}
T{
T}
T{
* 
T}&T{
255 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
AXFR 
T}&T{
252 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
IXFR 
T}&T{
251 
T}&T{
1035
T}
T{
OPT 
T}&T{
41 
T}&T{
6891
T}
.TE
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.SH OPTIONS

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.TP
[\fB\-\-config|\-c\fP\fI configfile\fP]
 Another config file will be used. 
.TP
[\fB\-\-daemon|\-d\fP]
 Starts the name server in daemon mode (default) 
.TP
[\fB\-\-uid|\-u\fP\fI uid\fP]
 Starts the name server with the given uid. 
.TP
[\fB\-\-gid|\-g\fP\fI gid\fP]
 Starts the name server with the given gid. 
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.TP
[\fB\-V\fP]
 Shows version information. 
.TP
[\fB\-\-help|\-h\fP]
 Shows a help text 
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.SH SIGNALS

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.TP
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. 
.TP
SIGINT 
shutdowns the server 
.TP
SIGTERM 
(see SIGINT) 
.PP
.SH CONFIGURATION

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The yadifad.conf itself is mandatory, but can be empty. No options is needed for using yadifad DNS name server. 
.PP
The yadifad configuration options can be found in yadifad.conf.5 man page. A complete description is provided in the YADIFA 2.6.4 Reference Manual (YM26). 
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.SH FILES

.PP
.TP
yadifad.conf
 The YADIFA
configuration file. 
.TP
yadifad
 The name server binary. 
.TP
yadifad.8
 This man page. 
.TP
yadifad.conf.5
 Configuration man page for YADIFA. 
.PP
.SH SEE ALSO

.PP
\fIyadifad.conf\fP(5)
.PP
.SH REQUIREMENTS

.PP
.TP
OpenSSL 
yadifad
requires OpenSSL version 1.1.1 or later. 
.PP
.SH CHANGES

.PP
Please check the README
file from the source code. 
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.SH VERSION

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Version: 2.6.4 of 2023\-03\-01. 
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.SH MAILING LISTS

.PP
There is a mailinglist for questions relating to any program in the yadifa package:
.br
.TP
.B *
\fByadifa\-users@mailinglists.yadifa.eu\fP
.br
for submitting questions/answers. 
.PP
.TP
.B *
\fBhttp://www.yadifa.eu/mailing\-list\-users\fP
.br
for subscription requests. 
.PP
If you would like to stay informed about new versions and official patches send a subscription request to 
via: 
.TP
.B *
\fBhttp://www.yadifa.eu/mailing\-list\-announcements\fP
.PP
(this is a read\-only list). 
.PP
.SH LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

.PP
.TP
Copyright 
(C)2011\-2023, EURid vzw/asbl
.br
B\-1831 Diegem, Belgium
.br
\fBinfo@yadifa.eu\fP
.PP
.SH AUTHORS

.PP
Gery Van Emelen 
.br
Email: \fBGery.VanEmelen@EURid.eu\fP
.br
Eric Diaz Fernandez 
.br
Email: \fBEric.DiazFernandez@EURid.eu\fP
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WWW: \fBhttp://www.EURid.eu\fP
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