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deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<p><span class="application">named-checkzone</span>, <span class="application">named-compilezone</span> — zone file validity checking or converting tool</p>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<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">-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">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</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">-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>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<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">-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>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync same checks as <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> does when loading a
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync zone. This makes <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span> useful for
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span> is similar to
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>, but it always dumps the
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync loaded by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync least be as strict as those specified in the
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Enable debugging.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Print the usage summary and exit.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Quiet mode - exit code only.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync program and exit.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default),
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span>,
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span>,
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> and
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that MX records
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that SRV records
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that delegation NS
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync records refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync hostnames). It also checks that glue address records
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync in the zone match those advertised by the child.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only checks NS records which
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync refer to in-zone hostnames or that some required glue exists,
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync that is when the nameserver is in a child zone.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span> and
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> disable sibling glue
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync checks but are otherwise the same as <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync and <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> respectively.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span> disables the checks.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Specify the format of the zone file.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Specify the format of the output file specified.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>,
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Perform <span><strong class="command">"check-names"</strong></span> checks with the
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync specified failure mode.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync are addresses. Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync are addresses.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Write zone output to <code class="filename">filename</code>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync If <code class="filename">filename</code> is <code class="filename">-</code> then
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync write to standard out.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync This is mandatory for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>style</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Possible styles are <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default)
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync and <span><strong class="command">"relative"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync The full format is most suitable for processing
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync automatically by a separate script.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync On the other hand, the relative format is more
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync human-readable and is thus suitable for editing by hand.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync It also does not have any meaning if the output format
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync is not text.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Check if a SRV record refers to a CNAME.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync directives in the configuration file are processed as if
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync run by a similarly chrooted named.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync chdir to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync is similar to the directory clause in
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Dump zone file in canonical format.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync This is always enabled for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Specify whether to check for non-terminal wildcards.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Non-terminal wildcards are almost always the result of a
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync failure to understand the wildcard matching algorithm (RFC 1034).
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default)
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync The domain name of the zone being checked.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync The name of the zone file.
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync returns an exit status of 1 if
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
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deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkconf</span>(8)</span>,
deb4998ba50060c48cce222fd18a8eed053918d7vboxsync <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
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