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75c0816e8295e180f4bc7f10db3d0d880383bc1cMark Andrews - Copyright (C) 2001 Internet Software Consortium.
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e21a2904f02a03fa06b6db04d348f65fe9c67b2bMark Andrews <refentryinfo>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </refentryinfo>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refentrytitle><application>named-checkzone</application></refentrytitle>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refname><application>named-checkzone</application></refname>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refpurpose>zone file validity checking tool</refpurpose>
0eea9763d88e3edf9b6de585f7cfbb08de977124Tinderbox User </refnamediv>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refsynopsisdiv>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <cmdsynopsis>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-w <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </cmdsynopsis>
0eea9763d88e3edf9b6de585f7cfbb08de977124Tinderbox User </refsynopsisdiv>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <command>named-checkzone</command> checks the syntax and integrity of
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein a zone file. It performs the same checks as <command>named</command>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein does when loading a zone. This makes
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <command>named-checkzone</command> useful for checking zone
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein files before configuring them into a name server.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <variablelist>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Enable debugging.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Quiet mode - exit code only.
91a45a8ad51e9167e674ac5ed9b4c9eb3e7faea6Tinderbox User </varlistentry>
91a45a8ad51e9167e674ac5ed9b4c9eb3e7faea6Tinderbox User <varlistentry>
8ec3c085233cedb22b05da36e2773c8f357a7e45Automatic Updater Print the version of the <command>named-checkzone</command>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User program and exit.
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User </varlistentry>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User <varlistentry>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User When loading the zone file merge the journal if it exists.
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User <varlistentry>
6ea2385360e9e2167e65f9286447da9eea189457Tinderbox User <term>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></term>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <term>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
e68c527dff2f1f7df2a542f8d6f9181a27e05eb7Tinderbox User chroot to <filename>directory</filename> so that include
e68c527dff2f1f7df2a542f8d6f9181a27e05eb7Tinderbox User directives in the configuration file are processed as if
e68c527dff2f1f7df2a542f8d6f9181a27e05eb7Tinderbox User run by a similarly chrooted named.
0eea9763d88e3edf9b6de585f7cfbb08de977124Tinderbox User </varlistentry>
0eea9763d88e3edf9b6de585f7cfbb08de977124Tinderbox User <varlistentry>
0eea9763d88e3edf9b6de585f7cfbb08de977124Tinderbox User <term>-w <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews chdir to <filename>directory</filename> so that relative
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews is similar to the directory clause in
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews </varlistentry>
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews <varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein The domain name of the zone being checked.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein The name of the zone file.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </variablelist>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <command>named-checkzone</command> returns an exit status of 1 if
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater <citerefentry>
0e1dece22e128f9dfa723316a35c4b3f06912381Tinderbox User </citerefentry>,
0e1dece22e128f9dfa723316a35c4b3f06912381Tinderbox User <citetitle>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</citetitle>.
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater <corpauthor>Internet Software Consortium</corpauthor>
c4d99a62407cebca29653666ae11f87e4f56ebbcAutomatic Updater - Local variables: