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43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen<p><span class="application">named-checkzone</span>, <span class="application">named-compilezone</span> — zone file validity checking or converting tool</p>
7bd72e4deca3cbf757dd1ea298486d9f3bc24226Timo Sirainen<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>
7bd72e4deca3cbf757dd1ea298486d9f3bc24226Timo Sirainen<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>
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen same checks as <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> does when loading a
1f1e81aab38d833d1c9cdc244c91fd762e0080d4Timo Sirainen zone. This makes <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span> useful for
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
2521482f3f897c83f7d5a2f9e17fe99fa4ba2cbeTimo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span> is similar to
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>, but it always dumps the
137ea7ca34005345aa2304a940149b7f3774d727Timo Sirainen zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
137ea7ca34005345aa2304a940149b7f3774d727Timo Sirainen Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
137ea7ca34005345aa2304a940149b7f3774d727Timo Sirainen since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
9261dbf0675204898c6557591c7aa376e23a52b2Timo Sirainen loaded by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
9261dbf0675204898c6557591c7aa376e23a52b2Timo Sirainen When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen least be as strict as those specified in the
70afae43cc78ea6ecca83f6c587072c442a15ec1Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file.
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen Enable debugging.
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen Print the usage summary and exit.
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen Quiet mode - exit code only.
137ea7ca34005345aa2304a940149b7f3774d727Timo Sirainen Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
ccfc6441cadb577084daeb1f0aa3dd7bdfa2a220Timo Sirainen program and exit.
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen When loading a zone file, read the journal if it exists.
70afae43cc78ea6ecca83f6c587072c442a15ec1Timo Sirainen The journal file name is assumed to be the zone file name
70afae43cc78ea6ecca83f6c587072c442a15ec1Timo Sirainen appended with the string <code class="filename">.jnl</code>.
70afae43cc78ea6ecca83f6c587072c442a15ec1Timo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-J <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen When loading the zone file read the journal from the given
6135260095e1704ed6edff9d00bdfc043c11429cTimo Sirainen file, if it exists. (Implies -j.)
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
70afae43cc78ea6ecca83f6c587072c442a15ec1Timo Sirainen Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, "IN" is assumed.
12aad74464367f7e8be11eafe1af985bf7b1adecTimo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default),
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span>,
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span>,
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> and
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span>.
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that MX records
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that SRV records
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
e48d89622047bd8bbd0475b881ca9377d592f535Timo Sirainen checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
3cf67672fdc87583cb23ce088c95bb5dee60e74dTimo Sirainen Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that delegation NS
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen records refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
e48d89622047bd8bbd0475b881ca9377d592f535Timo Sirainen hostnames). It also checks that glue address records
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen in the zone match those advertised by the child.
965ed6ea3fc8f7637bd0d159d2fdb283a191ce34Timo Sirainen Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only checks NS records which
04052d7cacaa866a3f00afb4e104fa46c04c1dd7Timo Sirainen refer to in-zone hostnames or that some required glue exists,
8ff9812659728d4166df8e003a1dd3524ae8514eTimo Sirainen that is when the nameserver is in a child zone.
966cb0c1aa58578339cea6f79b4a423a851ab074Timo Sirainen Mode <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span> and
966cb0c1aa58578339cea6f79b4a423a851ab074Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> disable sibling glue
d5abbb932a0a598f002da39a8b3326643b1b5efcTimo Sirainen checks but are otherwise the same as <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span>
04052d7cacaa866a3f00afb4e104fa46c04c1dd7Timo Sirainen and <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> respectively.
04052d7cacaa866a3f00afb4e104fa46c04c1dd7Timo Sirainen Mode <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span> disables the checks.
04052d7cacaa866a3f00afb4e104fa46c04c1dd7Timo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
04052d7cacaa866a3f00afb4e104fa46c04c1dd7Timo Sirainen Specify the format of the zone file.
747e77e3ab073a8e9e69c7a3e71b4593c5655d03Timo Sirainen Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default),
dd93aba1901a457346990f49c54a738947dc7128Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>, and <span><strong class="command">"map"</strong></span>.
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
e48d89622047bd8bbd0475b881ca9377d592f535Timo Sirainen Specify the format of the output file specified.
e48d89622047bd8bbd0475b881ca9377d592f535Timo Sirainen For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>,
e48d89622047bd8bbd0475b881ca9377d592f535Timo Sirainen this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
04052d7cacaa866a3f00afb4e104fa46c04c1dd7Timo Sirainen Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default),
04052d7cacaa866a3f00afb4e104fa46c04c1dd7Timo Sirainen which is the standard textual representation of the zone,
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen and <span><strong class="command">"map"</strong></span>, <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>,
e48d89622047bd8bbd0475b881ca9377d592f535Timo Sirainen and <span><strong class="command">"raw=N"</strong></span>, which store the zone in a
08aea01ef9a9d20703e0fcf8618e6195c0037a44Timo Sirainen binary format for rapid loading by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
08aea01ef9a9d20703e0fcf8618e6195c0037a44Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"raw=N"</strong></span> specifies the format version of
f3d506e525a720f214020ca0f989a1966b30edaeTimo Sirainen the raw zone file: if N is 0, the raw file can be read by
08aea01ef9a9d20703e0fcf8618e6195c0037a44Timo Sirainen any version of <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>; if N is 1, the file
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen can be read by release 9.9.0 or higher; the default is 1.
25757faf029c369a8318349dafe952e2358df1d8Timo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
849969f639a00eab26791db3cb1b66430420c0cdTimo Sirainen Perform <span><strong class="command">"check-names"</strong></span> checks with the
25757faf029c369a8318349dafe952e2358df1d8Timo Sirainen specified failure mode.
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-l <em class="replaceable"><code>ttl</code></em></span></dt>
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen Sets a maximum permissible TTL for the input file.
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen Any record with a TTL higher than this value will cause
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen the zone to be rejected. This is similar to using the
849969f639a00eab26791db3cb1b66430420c0cdTimo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">max-zone-ttl</strong></span> option in
9d75363d3fbabc2fbc2d80f06672e3ed8965804aTimo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-L <em class="replaceable"><code>serial</code></em></span></dt>
25757faf029c369a8318349dafe952e2358df1d8Timo Sirainen When compiling a zone to "raw" or "map" format, set the
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen "source serial" value in the header to the specified serial
9625595c47c665f5aee57ebfcb1fcbe9ad1bf3a0Martti Rannanjärvi number. (This is expected to be used primarily for testing
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen are addresses. Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME.
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
be5c76fabc7439fd33bc799bc3ab3f570799977bTimo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen are addresses.
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
51ead2f4c04ee85615d23c453924633b9ed8a4c2Timo Sirainen (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
2028d80c2704bbf62b29b2c624b0ee3c3a03c462Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
9698cd24356147d8a5471260062ea7e10e692fdfAki Tuomi<dt><span class="term">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen Write zone output to <code class="filename">filename</code>.
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen If <code class="filename">filename</code> is <code class="filename">-</code> then
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen write to standard out.
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen This is mandatory for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen Check for records that are treated as different by DNSSEC but
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen are semantically equal in plain DNS.
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
2028d80c2704bbf62b29b2c624b0ee3c3a03c462Timo Sirainen<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>style</code></em></span></dt>
9698cd24356147d8a5471260062ea7e10e692fdfAki Tuomi Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
9698cd24356147d8a5471260062ea7e10e692fdfAki Tuomi Possible styles are <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default)
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen and <span><strong class="command">"relative"</strong></span>.
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen The full format is most suitable for processing
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen automatically by a separate script.
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen On the other hand, the relative format is more
9ed2951bd0bb1878a27437d7c00611b2baadd614Timo Sirainen human-readable and is thus suitable for editing by hand.
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
43a66a0b16299bd4f7615acd85e98bd3832c54d5Timo Sirainen this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone