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7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<h2>Name</h2>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p><span class="application">named-checkzone</span>, <span class="application">named-compilezone</span> &#8212; zone file validity checking or converting tool</p>
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7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<h2>Synopsis</h2>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<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>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<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>
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7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<a name="id2648198"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync same checks as <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> does when loading a
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync zone. This makes <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span> useful for
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span> is similar to
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>, but it always dumps the
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync loaded by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync least be as strict as those specified in the
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
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7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<a name="id2679651"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<div class="variablelist"><dl>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-d</span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Enable debugging.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Print the usage summary and exit.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-q</span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Quiet mode - exit code only.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync program and exit.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync When loading a zone file, read the journal if it exists.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync The journal file name is assumed to be the zone file name
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync appended with the string <code class="filename">.jnl</code>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-J <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync When loading the zone file read the journal from the given
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync file, if it exists. (Implies -j.)
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, "IN" is assumed.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default),
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> and
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that MX records
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that SRV records
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that delegation NS
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync records refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync hostnames). It also checks that glue address records
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync in the zone match those advertised by the child.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only checks NS records which
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync refer to in-zone hostnames or that some required glue exists,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync that is when the nameserver is in a child zone.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span> and
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> disable sibling glue
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync checks but are otherwise the same as <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync and <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> respectively.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Mode <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span> disables the checks.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync</dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Specify the format of the zone file.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default),
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>, and <span><strong class="command">"map"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Specify the format of the output file specified.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync contents.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default),
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync which is the standard textual representation of the zone,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync and <span><strong class="command">"map"</strong></span>, <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync and <span><strong class="command">"raw=N"</strong></span>, which store the zone in a
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync binary format for rapid loading by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"raw=N"</strong></span> specifies the format version of
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync the raw zone file: if N is 0, the raw file can be read by
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync any version of <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>; if N is 1, the file
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync can be read by release 9.9.0 or higher; the default is 1.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync</dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Perform <span><strong class="command">"check-names"</strong></span> checks with the
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync specified failure mode.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-l <em class="replaceable"><code>ttl</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Sets a maximum permissible TTL for the input file.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Any record with a TTL higher than this value will cause
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync the zone to be rejected. This is similar to using the
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">max-zone-ttl</strong></span> option in
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-L <em class="replaceable"><code>serial</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync When compiling a zone to "raw" or "map" format, set the
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync "source serial" value in the header to the specified serial
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync number. (This is expected to be used primarily for testing
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync purposes.)
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync are addresses. Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync are addresses.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Write zone output to <code class="filename">filename</code>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync If <code class="filename">filename</code> is <code class="filename">-</code> then
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync write to standard out.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync This is mandatory for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync<dt><span class="term">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Check for records that are treated as different by DNSSEC but
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync are semantically equal in plain DNS.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>style</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Possible styles are <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default)
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync and <span><strong class="command">"relative"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync The full format is most suitable for processing
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync automatically by a separate script.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync On the other hand, the relative format is more
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync human-readable and is thus suitable for editing by hand.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync contents.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync It also does not have any meaning if the output format
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync is not text.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Check if a SRV record refers to a CNAME.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync include
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync directives in the configuration file are processed as if
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync run by a similarly chrooted <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-T <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Check if Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records exist
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync and issues a warning if an SPF-formatted TXT record is
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync not also present. Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync (default), <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync chdir to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync relative
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync is similar to the directory clause in
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
10258d88c40d8254a2a0d89e9b6c1f3b487f5c2dvboxsync Dump zone file in canonical format.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync This is always enabled for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Specify whether to check for non-terminal wildcards.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Non-terminal wildcards are almost always the result of a
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync failure to understand the wildcard matching algorithm (RFC 1034).
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default)
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync and
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">zonename</span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync The domain name of the zone being checked.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<dd><p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync The name of the zone file.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p></dd>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync</dl></div>
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7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<a name="id2680626"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync returns an exit status of 1 if
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
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7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<a name="id2680640"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkconf</span>(8)</span>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <em class="citetitle">RFC 1035</em>,
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync </p>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync</div>
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7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<a name="id2680673"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
7da9e7e719adde3baba3f6fa1d0bcfb170cf9911vboxsync<p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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