---
name: "bind8_named2dlf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "2.1.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bind8_named2dlf"
---

# bind8\_named2dlf(1)

convert BIND8 named logs into dlf format

## NAME

bind8\_named2dlf - convert BIND8 named logs into dlf format

## SYNOPSIS

**bind8\_named2dlf**

## DESCRIPTION

This script converts each line in a BIND8 named log to a dnszone dlf record. It is tested using Bind 8.2 logs.  We're not aware of any changes in the logging format in any Bind 8.\* version, we expect any bind 8.\* log to get processed fine by this script.

The following lines are recognized:

- •

  approved/denied AXFR requests

- •

  completed zone transfers

- •

  loaded master and slave zones

- •

  denied dynamic DNS updates

## DLF format

The DLF format of the dnszone superservice is

- server

  Name of the DNS server

- time

  Timestamp for the request

- axfr\_host

  IP address of the host requesting the AXFR

- axfr\_zone

  Name of the zone being requested

- axfr\_what

  approved, denied or axfr

- loaded\_zone

  Name of the zone just loaded

- loaded\_serial

  Serial of the zone just loaded

- loaded\_role

  master or slave

- updatedenied\_host

  IP address of the host requesting the update

- updatedenied\_zone

  Name of the zone being updated

Due to the nature of the different meanings of the lines in the logfile (not every line has both a AXFR-request, loaded a zone and gotten an update request), one or more fields can be replaced by a 0 or a -. These fields are automaticly filtered out for the different kind of reports.

Example of DLF lines are:

- AXFR approved

  tim 1026644876 10.10.10.1 algron.com approved - 0 - - -

- update denied

  tim 1026645567 - - - - 0 - 10.in-addr.arpa 10.199.16.218

- master zone loaded

  tim 1026525210 - - - nigelbowen.com.au 2002071301 master - -

## EXAMPLES

To process a log as produced by bind8:

```
 $ bind8_named2dlf < named-log
```

bind8\_named2dlf will be rarely used on its own, but is more likely called by lr\_log2report:

```
 $ lr_log2report bind8_named < /var/log/named
```

## SEE ALSO

[**bind8-query2dlf**(1)](/bind8-query2dlf/1.md) [**bind9-query2dlf**(1)](/bind9-query2dlf/1.md)

## VERSION

`$Id:` bind8\_named2dlf.in,v 1.7 2004/10/13 10:17:27 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2002 Edwin Groothuis \<edwin@mavetju.org\>

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

1\. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

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3\. The name of the copyright holder may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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## AUTHOR

Edwin Groothuis \<edwin@mavetju.org\>