How to enable AXFR for cPanel controlled domains in BIND

Introduction

You may want to transfer a domain's zone to another DNS server or cluster. This article provides the steps to enable AXFR for servers running the BIND nameserver.

Procedure

1. Access the server's command line as the 'root' user via SSH or "Terminal" in WHM.
2. Open /etc/named.conf in your preferred text editor.
3. Find the allow-transfer line in the options section.

   allow-transfer { "none"; };

4. Replace "none" with the remote server's IP address.

    allow-transfer {203.0.113.2;};

5. Save the changes and exit the text editor.
6. Rebuild the DNS configuration.

   /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/rebuilddnsconfig

    

Additional resources

How do I use AXFR to obtain a copy of a zone?