On 28/09/2014 22:41, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: Hi Ronald,
> Is it possible to use dig to AXFR the root zone? I mean without having Yes, it is. > any special foreknowledge of which specific root zone servers will and > will not accept the AXFR request? If so, how would I do that, exactly? > > I tried this: > > dig . axfr > > but I just got back a "Transfer failed" error message. This query is sent to one of the *recursive* servers in your /etc/resolv.conf file, so it can't provide you with a zone transfer of the root zone. Unlike other query types, an AXFR is not recursively looked up by a resolver. > P.S. Strangely, this rather different query _does_ work: > > dig @k.root-servers.net . axfr > > So, um, it appears that "k" will allow the AXFR but, I gather, other > root zone servers won't (?) Speaking as the operator of K-root, I can confirm that K allows zone transfers. That's why this query works. Regards, Anand Buddhdev RIPE NCC _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
