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0N/A<
p><
span class="application">named-checkzone</
span>, <
span class="application">named-compilezone</
span> — zone file validity checking or converting tool</
p>
0N/A<
div class="refsynopsisdiv">
0N/A<
div class="cmdsynopsis"><
p><
code class="command">named-checkzone</
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">-f <
em class="replaceable"><
code>format</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-F <
em class="replaceable"><
code>format</
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">-o <
em class="replaceable"><
code>filename</
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">-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>
0N/A<
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">-f <
em class="replaceable"><
code>format</
code></
em></
code>] [<
code class="option">-F <
em class="replaceable"><
code>format</
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">-o <
em class="replaceable"><
code>filename</
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">-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>
0N/A<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
0N/A<
a name="id2514880"></
a><
h2>DESCRIPTION</
h2>
0N/A<
p><
span><
strong class="command">named-checkzone</
strong></
span>
0N/A checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
0N/A same checks as <
span><
strong class="command">named</
strong></
span> does when loading a
0N/A zone. This makes <
span><
strong class="command">named-checkzone</
strong></
span> useful for
0N/A checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">named-compilezone</
strong></
span> is similar to
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">named-checkzone</
strong></
span>, but it always dumps the
0N/A zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
0N/A Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
0N/A since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
0N/A loaded by <
span><
strong class="command">named</
strong></
span>.
0N/A When manaully specified otherwise, the check levels must at
0N/A least be as strict as those specified in the
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">named</
strong></
span> configuration file.
0N/A<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
0N/A<
a name="id2514915"></
a><
h2>OPTIONS</
h2>
0N/A<
div class="variablelist"><
dl>
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-d</
span></
dt>
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-q</
span></
dt>
0N/A Quiet mode - exit code only.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-v</
span></
dt>
0N/A Print the version of the <
span><
strong class="command">named-checkzone</
strong></
span>
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-j</
span></
dt>
0N/A When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-c <
em class="replaceable"><
code>class</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-i <
em class="replaceable"><
code>mode</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Perform post load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"full"</
strong></
span> (default),
2848N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"full-sibling"</
strong></
span>,
2848N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"local"</
strong></
span>,
2848N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"local-sibling"</
strong></
span> and
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"none"</
strong></
span>.
0N/A Mode <
span><
strong class="command">"full"</
strong></
span> checks that MX records
0N/A refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
0N/A hostnames). Mode <
span><
strong class="command">"local"</
strong></
span> only
0N/A checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
0N/A Mode <
span><
strong class="command">"full"</
strong></
span> checks that SRV records
0N/A refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
0N/A hostnames). Mode <
span><
strong class="command">"local"</
strong></
span> only
0N/A checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
0N/A Mode <
span><
strong class="command">"full"</
strong></
span> checks that delegation NS
0N/A records refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
0N/A hostnames). It also checks that glue addresses records
0N/A in the zone match those advertised by the child.
0N/A Mode <
span><
strong class="command">"local"</
strong></
span> only checks NS records which
0N/A refer to in-zone hostnames or that some required glue exists,
0N/A that is when the nameserver is in a child zone.
0N/A Mode <
span><
strong class="command">"full-sibling"</
strong></
span> and
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"local-sibling"</
strong></
span> disable sibling glue
0N/A checks but are otherwise the same as <
span><
strong class="command">"full"</
strong></
span>
0N/A and <
span><
strong class="command">"local"</
strong></
span> respectively.
0N/A Mode <
span><
strong class="command">"none"</
strong></
span> disables the checks.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-f <
em class="replaceable"><
code>format</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Specify the format of the zone file.
0N/A Possible formats are <
span><
strong class="command">"text"</
strong></
span> (default)
0N/A and <
span><
strong class="command">"raw"</
strong></
span>.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-F <
em class="replaceable"><
code>format</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Specify the format of the output file specified.
0N/A Possible formats are <
span><
strong class="command">"text"</
strong></
span> (default)
0N/A and <
span><
strong class="command">"raw"</
strong></
span>.
0N/A For <
span><
strong class="command">named-checkzone</
strong></
span>,
0N/A this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-k <
em class="replaceable"><
code>mode</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Perform <
span><
strong class="command">"check-name"</
strong></
span> checks with the
0N/A specified failure mode.
0N/A Possible modes are <
span><
strong class="command">"fail"</
strong></
span>
0N/A (default for <
span><
strong class="command">named-compilezone</
strong></
span>),
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"warn"</
strong></
span>
0N/A (default for <
span><
strong class="command">named-checkzone</
strong></
span>) and
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"ignore"</
strong></
span>.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-m <
em class="replaceable"><
code>mode</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
0N/A are addresses. Possible modes are <
span><
strong class="command">"fail"</
strong></
span>,
2848N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"warn"</
strong></
span> (default) and
2848N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"ignore"</
strong></
span>.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-n <
em class="replaceable"><
code>mode</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
0N/A Possible modes are <
span><
strong class="command">"fail"</
strong></
span>
0N/A (default for <
span><
strong class="command">named-compilezone</
strong></
span>),
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"warn"</
strong></
span>
0N/A (default for <
span><
strong class="command">named-checkzone</
strong></
span>) and
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"ignore"</
strong></
span>.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-o <
em class="replaceable"><
code>filename</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Write zone output to <
code class="filename">filename</
code>.
0N/A This is mandatory for <
span><
strong class="command">named-compilezone</
strong></
span>.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-s <
em class="replaceable"><
code>style</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
0N/A Possible styles are <
span><
strong class="command">"full"</
strong></
span> (default)
0N/A and <
span><
strong class="command">"default"</
strong></
span>.
0N/A The full format is most suitable for processing
0N/A automatically by a separate script.
0N/A On the other hand, the default format is more
0N/A human-readable and is thus suitable for editing by hand.
0N/A For <
span><
strong class="command">named-checkzone</
strong></
span>
0N/A this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
0N/A It also does not have any meaning if the output format
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-t <
em class="replaceable"><
code>directory</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A chroot to <
code class="filename">directory</
code> so that
0N/A directives in the configuration file are processed as if
0N/A run by a similarly chrooted named.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-w <
em class="replaceable"><
code>directory</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A chdir to <
code class="filename">directory</
code> so that
0N/A filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
0N/A is similar to the directory clause in
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-D</
span></
dt>
0N/A Dump zone file in canonical format.
0N/A This is always enabled for <
span><
strong class="command">named-compilezone</
strong></
span>.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">-W <
em class="replaceable"><
code>mode</
code></
em></
span></
dt>
0N/A Specify whether to check for non-terminal wildcards.
0N/A Non-terminal wildcards are almost always the result of a
0N/A failure to understand the wildcard matching algorithm (RFC 1034).
0N/A Possible modes are <
span><
strong class="command">"warn"</
strong></
span> (default)
0N/A <
span><
strong class="command">"ignore"</
strong></
span>.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">zonename</
span></
dt>
0N/A The domain name of the zone being checked.
0N/A<
dt><
span class="term">filename</
span></
dt>
0N/A The name of the zone file.
0N/A<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
0N/A<
a name="id2515461"></
a><
h2>RETURN VALUES</
h2>
0N/A<
p><
span><
strong class="command">named-checkzone</
strong></
span>
0N/A returns an exit status of 1 if
2848N/A errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
0N/A<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
0N/A<
a name="id2515473"></
a><
h2>SEE ALSO</
h2>
0N/A<
p><
span class="citerefentry"><
span class="refentrytitle">named</
span>(8)</
span>,
0N/A <
em class="citetitle">RFC 1035</
em>,
0N/A <
em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</
em>.
0N/A<
div class="refsect1" lang="en">
0N/A<
a name="id2515497"></
a><
h2>AUTHOR</
h2>
0N/A<
p><
span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</
span>