YADIFA-RC(5)

NAME

yadifa.rc is the configuration file for yadifa(8).

SYNOPSIS

${HOME}/.yadifa.rc

DESCRIPTION

The configuration of yadifa has several containers:

<yadifa-ctrl>
     Controller module settings

<key>
     TSIG keys

The configuration supports included files.
example: include /home/yadifa/yadifa-keys.conf

The configuration files can be nested.

The configuration consists of:

*   Container, which starts with <container name> and ends with </container name>

*   Variable name

*   1 or 2 arguments

*   Arguments can contain 1 or more comma separated values.

eg.

<container>
    # variable  argument
    variable    value1
    # variable  argument1       argument2
    variable    value1          value2
    # variable  argument1
    variable    value1,value2
</container>

EXAMPLES

Examples of containers defined for a configuration file.

*   Controller

<yadifa-ctrl>
    server        "192.0.2.1 port 53"
    tsig-key-name controller
</yadifa-ctrl>

*   KEY, controller key definition (the name is arbitrary)

<key>
    name        controller
    algorithm   hmac-md5
    secret      WorthlessKeyForExample==
</key>

FILES

yadifa
     The name server remote client.

${SYSCONFDIR}/yadifa.conf
     default conf file.

${HOME}/.yadifa.rc
     default rcfile.

yadifa.rc.5
     This man page.

yadifa.8
     Man page for yadifa.

SEE ALSO

yadifa.conf(5) yadifa(8)

NOTES

Since unquoted leading whitespace is generally ignored in the .yadifa.rc you can indent everything to taste.

CHANGES

Please check the file README from the sources.

VERSION

Version: 3.0.9 of 2026-03-24

MAILING LISTS

There exists 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 readonly list).

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright
    (C)2011-2025, EURid
    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