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.\"  Stef Walter <stef@memberwebs.com>
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.Dd June, 2008
.Dt notify-dns-slaves
.Os slapi-dnsnotify 
.Sh NAME
.Nm notify-dns-slaves
.Nd is a tool which can notify DNS slaves to update their copy of 
a DNS zone. 
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Fl s 
.Op Fl w Ar wait
.Op Fl d Ar level
.Nm
.Op Fl d Ar level
zone server ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm 
is used by the  
.Xr slapi-dnsnotify 8
LDAP plugin to send out notifications that DNS zones have been updated.
.Pp
It can also be used directly as a tool. The zone to send notifications about, 
and servers to notify are specified on the command line. 
.Pp
When used with the 
.Fl s
option the tool goes into 'slave' mode. It remains running it expects specially 
formatted requests on stdin. When in 'slave' mode, logging goes to syslog under
the 
.Em daemon 
facility.  
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Fl d Ar level 
Specifies what level of messages to display. 0 has only errors
and warnings, with 4 being the most verbose.
.It Fl s
Work in 'slave' mode. Requests are expected on stdin. Used by the 
.Xr slapi-dnsnotify 8
plugin to send out notifications. 
.It Fl w Ar wait
When in 'slave' mode, the number of seconds to wait before sending
out DNS notifications. This is usually controlled with the 
.Em notify-delay
option to 
.Xr slapi-dnsnotify 8
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr slapi-dnsnotify 8
.Sh AUTHOR
.An Stef Walter Aq stef@memberwebs.com