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7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk<p><span class="application">named-checkzone</span>, <span class="application">named-compilezone</span> — zone file validity checking or converting tool</p>
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">named-checkzone</code> [<code class="option">-d</code>] [<code class="option">-h</code>] [<code class="option">-j</code>] [<code class="option">-q</code>] [<code class="option">-v</code>] [<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-J <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-l <em class="replaceable"><code>ttl</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-L <em class="replaceable"><code>serial</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>style</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-T <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-D</code>] [<code class="option">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] {zonename} {filename}</p></div>
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">named-compilezone</code> [<code class="option">-d</code>] [<code class="option">-j</code>] [<code class="option">-q</code>] [<code class="option">-v</code>] [<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-C <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-J <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-l <em class="replaceable"><code>ttl</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-L <em class="replaceable"><code>serial</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>style</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-T <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-D</code>] [<code class="option">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></code>] {<code class="option">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></code>} {zonename} {filename}</p></div>
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk same checks as <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> does when loading a
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk zone. This makes <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span> useful for
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span> is similar to
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>, but it always dumps the
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk loaded by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk least be as strict as those specified in the
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Enable debugging.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Print the usage summary and exit.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Quiet mode - exit code only.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk program and exit.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk When loading a zone file, read the journal if it exists.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk The journal file name is assumed to be the zone file name
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk appended with the string <code class="filename">.jnl</code>.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk<dt><span class="term">-J <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk When loading the zone file read the journal from the given
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk file, if it exists. (Implies -j.)
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, "IN" is assumed.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk<dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default),
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span>,
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span>,
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> and
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span>.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that MX records
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that SRV records
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
7d602f039beb26151cdc6306cfd3952b98bdc424jeff.schenk Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that delegation NS
<span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>, and <span><strong class="command">"map"</strong></span>.