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72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott<a name="man.named-checkzone"></a><div class="titlepage"></div>
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72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott<h2>Name</h2>
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott<p><span class="application">named-checkzone</span>, <span class="application">named-compilezone</span> &#8212; zone file validity checking or converting tool</p>
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott</div>
d0da70ccbba38b773e7a7cc71bc124b06206d201Robert Wapshott<div class="refsynopsisdiv">
cc7c18212481f5e9ee508afe2ffcaecb6b9330f5Craig McDonnell<h2>Synopsis</h2>
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott<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>
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott<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>
cc7c18212481f5e9ee508afe2ffcaecb6b9330f5Craig McDonnell</div>
cc7c18212481f5e9ee508afe2ffcaecb6b9330f5Craig McDonnell<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
d0da70ccbba38b773e7a7cc71bc124b06206d201Robert Wapshott<a name="id2610960"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
6309b849c2de831a0eaed9c27b5794bed9bd8fd1Neil Madden<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott same checks as <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> does when loading a
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott zone. This makes <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span> useful for
a90aba9cbcbb8e7fe95e45590d853959efe0d354Tom Rumsey checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott </p>
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott<p>
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span> is similar to
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>, but it always dumps the
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
aa9422005d747789faacd4064a4d42c58014a41cTom Rumsey loaded by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott least be as strict as those specified in the
a90aba9cbcbb8e7fe95e45590d853959efe0d354Tom Rumsey <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file.
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott </p>
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott</div>
cc7c18212481f5e9ee508afe2ffcaecb6b9330f5Craig McDonnell<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott<a name="id2611010"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
72450cb9c2ca854c6d3479832c2738196c1d3282Robert Wapshott<div class="variablelist"><dl>
<dt><span class="term">-d</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Enable debugging.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Print the usage summary and exit.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-q</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Quiet mode - exit code only.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
program and exit.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
<dd><p>
When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, "IN" is assumed.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
<span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default),
<span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span>,
<span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span>,
<span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> and
<span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span>.
</p>
<p>
Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that MX records
refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
</p>
<p>
Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that SRV records
refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
</p>
<p>
Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> 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 <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> 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.
</p>
<p>
Mode <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span> and
<span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> disable sibling glue
checks but are otherwise the same as <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span>
and <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> respectively.
</p>
<p>
Mode <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span> disables the checks.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Specify the format of the zone file.
Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Specify the format of the output file specified.
Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>,
this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
contents.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Perform <span><strong class="command">"check-names"</strong></span> checks with the
specified failure mode.
Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
(default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
<span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
(default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
<span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
are addresses. Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
<span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
<span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME.
Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
<span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
<span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
are addresses.
Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
(default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
<span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
(default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
<span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Write zone output to <code class="filename">filename</code>.
If <code class="filename">filename</code> is <code class="filename">-</code> then
write to standard out.
This is mandatory for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>style</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
Possible styles are <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default)
and <span><strong class="command">"relative"</strong></span>.
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 <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
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.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Check if a SRV record refers to a CNAME.
Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
<span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
<span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
include
directives in the configuration file are processed as if
run by a similarly chrooted named.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
chdir to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
relative
filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
is similar to the directory clause in
<code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Dump zone file in canonical format.
This is always enabled for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
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 <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default)
and
<span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">zonename</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The domain name of the zone being checked.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The name of the zone file.
</p></dd>
</dl></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2662129"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
returns an exit status of 1 if
errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2662142"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkconf</span>(8)</span>,
<em class="citetitle">RFC 1035</em>,
<em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
</p>
</div>
<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2662176"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
<p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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