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
       TXT          16      1035

       Other tyes and pseudo resource records:

       Type   Value   Defining RFC

       *      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 (default)

       [--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 shutdowns the server

       SIGTERM
              (see SIGINT)

CONFIGURATION

       The yadifad.conf itself is mandatory, but can be empty. No options  is  needed  for  using
       yadifad DNS name server.

       The  yadifad  configuration  options  can  be found in yadifad.conf.5 man page. A complete
       description is provided in the YADIFA 2.6.2 Reference Manual (YM26).

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 1.1.1 or later.

CHANGES

       Please check the README file from the source code.

VERSION

       Version: 2.6.2 of 2022-12-09.

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)2011-2021, 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