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 3.0.2 Reference Manual (YM24).

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.

REQUIREMENTS

OpenSSL: yadifad requires OpenSSL version 1.1.1 or later.

CHANGES

Please check the README file from the source code.

VERSION

Version: 3.0.2 of 2025-03-11.

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)2011-2025, 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