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75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm<refentry>
bf56214c0556fa6864189c826d39dbe156bb22a0stevel <refentryinfo>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <date>June 13, 2000</date>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </refentryinfo>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <refmeta>
bb25c06cca41ca78e5fb87fbb8e81d55beb18c95jg <refentrytitle><application>named-checkzone</application></refentrytitle>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </refmeta>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <refnamediv>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <refname><application>named-checkzone</application></refname>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <refpurpose>zone file validity checking tool</refpurpose>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </refnamediv>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <refsynopsisdiv>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <cmdsynopsis>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <command>named-checkzone</command>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <arg><option>-d</option></arg>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <arg><option>-m</option></arg>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <arg><option>-q</option></arg>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <arg><option>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></option></arg>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits <arg><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <arg><option>-w <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits <arg choice="req">zonename</arg>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <arg choice="req">filename</arg>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </cmdsynopsis>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </refsynopsisdiv>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <refsect1>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <command>named-checkzone</command> checks the syntax and integrity of
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm a zone file. It performs the same checks as <command>named</command>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm does when loading a zone. This makes
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <command>named-checkzone</command> useful for checking zone
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm files before configuring them into a name server.
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </refsect1>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <refsect1>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <title>OPTIONS</title>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <variablelist>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <term>-d</term>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm Enable debugging.
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <term>-q</term>
bb25c06cca41ca78e5fb87fbb8e81d55beb18c95jg <listitem>
bb25c06cca41ca78e5fb87fbb8e81d55beb18c95jg <para>
bb25c06cca41ca78e5fb87fbb8e81d55beb18c95jg Quiet mode - exit code only.
bb25c06cca41ca78e5fb87fbb8e81d55beb18c95jg </para>
bb25c06cca41ca78e5fb87fbb8e81d55beb18c95jg </listitem>
bb25c06cca41ca78e5fb87fbb8e81d55beb18c95jg </varlistentry>
bb25c06cca41ca78e5fb87fbb8e81d55beb18c95jg
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <term>-v</term>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm Print the version of the <command>named-checkzone</command>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm program and exit.
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </listitem>
bf56214c0556fa6864189c826d39dbe156bb22a0stevel </varlistentry>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits <varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <term>-j</term>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits <listitem>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits <para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <term>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></term>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <term>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm chroot to <filename>directory</filename> so that include
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm directives in the configuration file are processed as if
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm run by a similarly chrooted named.
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <term>-w <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <para>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits chdir to <filename>directory</filename> so that relative
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits is similar to the directory clause in
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <filename>named.conf</filename>.
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </listitem>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits </varlistentry>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits
bf56214c0556fa6864189c826d39dbe156bb22a0stevel <varlistentry>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits <term>zonename</term>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits <listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm The domain name of the zone being checked.
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
bf56214c0556fa6864189c826d39dbe156bb22a0stevel <varlistentry>
bf56214c0556fa6864189c826d39dbe156bb22a0stevel <term>filename</term>
4ebb14b236958cfe1ef4ff3b7a50216d9e51f997frits <listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm The name of the zone file.
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </para>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </listitem>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </varlistentry>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </variablelist>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm </refsect1>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <refsect1>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
75d01c9ab5ef6f1bbac9f9d4eb379d5c38583d82sm <para>
<command>named-checkzone</command> returns an exit status of 1 if
errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>named</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citetitle>RFC 1035</citetitle>,
<citetitle>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</citetitle>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>AUTHOR</title>
<para>
<corpauthor>Internet Software Consortium</corpauthor>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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