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e21a2904f02a03fa06b6db04d348f65fe9c67b2bMark Andrews<refentry id="man.named-checkzone">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refentryinfo>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <date>June 13, 2000</date>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </refentryinfo>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refmeta>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refentrytitle><application>named-checkzone</application></refentrytitle>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews </refmeta>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <docinfo>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <copyright>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <year>2004</year>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <year>2005</year>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <year>2006</year>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <year>2007</year>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <year>2009</year>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </copyright>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <copyright>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <year>2000</year>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews <year>2001</year>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <year>2002</year>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <holder>Internet Software Consortium.</holder>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </copyright>
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5fa6a064b8301e4f274bd132fd577def59e4fb4cTinderbox User
5fa6a064b8301e4f274bd132fd577def59e4fb4cTinderbox User <refnamediv>
5fa6a064b8301e4f274bd132fd577def59e4fb4cTinderbox User <refname><application>named-checkzone</application></refname>
5fa6a064b8301e4f274bd132fd577def59e4fb4cTinderbox User <refname><application>named-compilezone</application></refname>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refpurpose>zone file validity checking or converting tool</refpurpose>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </refnamediv>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refsynopsisdiv>
5fa6a064b8301e4f274bd132fd577def59e4fb4cTinderbox User <cmdsynopsis>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <command>named-checkzone</command>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews <arg><option>-d</option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-h</option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-j</option></arg>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews <arg><option>-q</option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></option></arg>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews <arg><option>-f <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-F <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-i <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-k <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews <arg><option>-m <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-M <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-n <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-o <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-r <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-s <replaceable class="parameter">style</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-S <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
5fa6a064b8301e4f274bd132fd577def59e4fb4cTinderbox User <arg><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-w <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews <arg><option>-D</option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-W <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg choice="req">zonename</arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg choice="req">filename</arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </cmdsynopsis>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <cmdsynopsis>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <command>named-compilezone</command>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-d</option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-j</option></arg>
5fa6a064b8301e4f274bd132fd577def59e4fb4cTinderbox User <arg><option>-q</option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-C <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-f <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></option></arg>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews <arg><option>-F <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-i <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-k <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-m <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
12351e0500dff39f56844401fd191a36bcc4a7adMark Andrews <arg><option>-n <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-r <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-s <replaceable class="parameter">style</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 <arg><option>-D</option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg><option>-W <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg choice="req"><option>-o <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg choice="req">zonename</arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <arg choice="req">filename</arg>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </cmdsynopsis>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </refsynopsisdiv>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refsect1>
5fa6a064b8301e4f274bd132fd577def59e4fb4cTinderbox User <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <para><command>named-checkzone</command>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein same checks as <command>named</command> does when loading a
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein zone. This makes <command>named-checkzone</command> useful for
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </para>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <para>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <command>named-compilezone</command> is similar to
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <command>named-checkzone</command>, but it always dumps the
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein loaded by <command>named</command>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein least be as strict as those specified in the
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <command>named</command> configuration file.
5fa6a064b8301e4f274bd132fd577def59e4fb4cTinderbox User </para>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </refsect1>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <refsect1>
a1ad6695ed6f988406cf155aa26376f84f73bcb9Automatic Updater <title>OPTIONS</title>
a1ad6695ed6f988406cf155aa26376f84f73bcb9Automatic Updater
a1ad6695ed6f988406cf155aa26376f84f73bcb9Automatic Updater <variablelist>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <term>-d</term>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <listitem>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <para>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Enable debugging.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </para>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </listitem>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <term>-h</term>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <listitem>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <para>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Print the usage summary and exit.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </para>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </listitem>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <varlistentry>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <term>-q</term>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <listitem>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <para>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Quiet mode - exit code only.
30c0c7470d5bfabd8f43c563f4eca636d06cc484Tinderbox User </para>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </listitem>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-v</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Print the version of the <command>named-checkzone</command>
program and exit.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-j</term>
<listitem>
<para>
When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, "IN" is assumed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-i <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
<command>"full"</command> (default),
<command>"full-sibling"</command>,
<command>"local"</command>,
<command>"local-sibling"</command> and
<command>"none"</command>.
</para>
<para>
Mode <command>"full"</command> checks that MX records
refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
hostnames). Mode <command>"local"</command> only
checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
</para>
<para>
Mode <command>"full"</command> checks that SRV records
refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
hostnames). Mode <command>"local"</command> only
checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
</para>
<para>
Mode <command>"full"</command> checks that delegation NS
records refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
hostnames). It also checks that glue address records
in the zone match those advertised by the child.
Mode <command>"local"</command> only checks NS records which
refer to in-zone hostnames or that some required glue exists,
that is when the nameserver is in a child zone.
</para>
<para>
Mode <command>"full-sibling"</command> and
<command>"local-sibling"</command> disable sibling glue
checks but are otherwise the same as <command>"full"</command>
and <command>"local"</command> respectively.
</para>
<para>
Mode <command>"none"</command> disables the checks.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-f <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specify the format of the zone file.
Possible formats are <command>"text"</command> (default)
and <command>"raw"</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-F <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specify the format of the output file specified.
Possible formats are <command>"text"</command> (default)
and <command>"raw"</command>.
For <command>named-checkzone</command>,
this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
contents.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-k <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Perform <command>"check-names"</command> checks with the
specified failure mode.
Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>
(default for <command>named-compilezone</command>),
<command>"warn"</command>
(default for <command>named-checkzone</command>) and
<command>"ignore"</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-m <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
are addresses. Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>,
<command>"warn"</command> (default) and
<command>"ignore"</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-M <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME.
Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>,
<command>"warn"</command> (default) and
<command>"ignore"</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-n <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
are addresses.
Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>
(default for <command>named-compilezone</command>),
<command>"warn"</command>
(default for <command>named-checkzone</command>) and
<command>"ignore"</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-o <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Write zone output to <filename>filename</filename>.
If <filename>filename</filename> is <filename>-</filename> then
write to standard out.
This is mandatory for <command>named-compilezone</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-r <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Check for records that are treated as different by DNSSEC but
are semantically equal in plain DNS.
Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>,
<command>"warn"</command> (default) and
<command>"ignore"</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-s <replaceable class="parameter">style</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
Possible styles are <command>"full"</command> (default)
and <command>"relative"</command>.
The full format is most suitable for processing
automatically by a separate script.
On the other hand, the relative format is more
human-readable and is thus suitable for editing by hand.
For <command>named-checkzone</command>
this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
contents.
It also does not have any meaning if the output format
is not text.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-S <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Check if a SRV record refers to a CNAME.
Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>,
<command>"warn"</command> (default) and
<command>"ignore"</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Chroot to <filename>directory</filename> so that
include
directives in the configuration file are processed as if
run by a similarly chrooted named.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-w <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
chdir to <filename>directory</filename> so that
relative
filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
is similar to the directory clause in
<filename>named.conf</filename>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-D</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Dump zone file in canonical format.
This is always enabled for <command>named-compilezone</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-W <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specify whether to check for non-terminal wildcards.
Non-terminal wildcards are almost always the result of a
failure to understand the wildcard matching algorithm (RFC 1034).
Possible modes are <command>"warn"</command> (default)
and
<command>"ignore"</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>zonename</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The domain name of the zone being checked.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>filename</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the zone file.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>RETURN VALUES</title>
<para><command>named-checkzone</command>
returns an exit status of 1 if
errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para><citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>named</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>named-checkconf</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 Systems Consortium</corpauthor>
</para>
</refsect1>
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