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60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<a name="man.named-checkzone"></a><div class="titlepage"></div>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<div class="refnamediv">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<h2>Name</h2>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<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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60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<div class="refsynopsisdiv">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<h2>Synopsis</h2>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<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">-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>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<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>] {<code class="option">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></code>} {zonename} {filename}</p></div>
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731cc132f22dbc9e0ecd7035dce314a61076d31bAutomatic Updater<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<a name="id2613505"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater same checks as <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> does when loading a
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater zone. This makes <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span> useful for
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater </p>
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater<p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span> is similar to
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>, but it always dumps the
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater loaded by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater least be as strict as those specified in the
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file.
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater </p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein</div>
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater<a name="id2613555"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<div class="variablelist"><dl>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-d</span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Enable debugging.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews Print the usage summary and exit.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews<dt><span class="term">-q</span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Quiet mode - exit code only.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein program and exit.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews </p></dd>
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
47012ae6dbf18a2503d7b33c1c9583dc38625cb7Mark Andrews<dd><p>
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, "IN" is assumed.
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews </p></dd>
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews<dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews<dd>
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews<p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default),
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span>,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span>,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> and
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that MX records
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
acb72d5e2c83b597332e3eb0c7d59e1142f1adfdMark Andrews checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
acb72d5e2c83b597332e3eb0c7d59e1142f1adfdMark Andrews </p>
acb72d5e2c83b597332e3eb0c7d59e1142f1adfdMark Andrews<p>
acb72d5e2c83b597332e3eb0c7d59e1142f1adfdMark Andrews Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that SRV records
acb72d5e2c83b597332e3eb0c7d59e1142f1adfdMark Andrews refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
acb72d5e2c83b597332e3eb0c7d59e1142f1adfdMark Andrews hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
acb72d5e2c83b597332e3eb0c7d59e1142f1adfdMark Andrews checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
acb72d5e2c83b597332e3eb0c7d59e1142f1adfdMark Andrews </p>
acb72d5e2c83b597332e3eb0c7d59e1142f1adfdMark Andrews<p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that delegation NS
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein records refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater hostnames). It also checks that glue address records
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater in the zone match those advertised by the child.
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only checks NS records which
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater refer to in-zone hostnames or that some required glue exists,
38417cbfb1a328c20b5b723b8584a02c57f88897Automatic Updater that is when the nameserver is in a child zone.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Mode <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span> and
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> disable sibling glue
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein checks but are otherwise the same as <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein and <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> respectively.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Mode <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span> disables the checks.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein</dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Specify the format of the zone file.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Specify the format of the output file specified.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein contents.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Perform <span><strong class="command">"check-names"</strong></span> checks with the
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein specified failure mode.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
b05bdb520d83f7ecaad708fe305268c3420be01dMark Andrews<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein are addresses. Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein are addresses.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews Write zone output to <code class="filename">filename</code>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein If <code class="filename">filename</code> is <code class="filename">-</code> then
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein write to standard out.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein This is mandatory for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>style</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Possible styles are <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default)
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein and <span><strong class="command">"relative"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein The full format is most suitable for processing
71c66a876ecca77923638d3f94cc0783152b2f03Mark Andrews automatically by a separate script.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein On the other hand, the relative format is more
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein human-readable and is thus suitable for editing by hand.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein contents.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein It also does not have any meaning if the output format
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein is not text.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
731cc132f22dbc9e0ecd7035dce314a61076d31bAutomatic Updater<dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Check if a SRV record refers to a CNAME.
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein include
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein directives in the configuration file are processed as if
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein run by a similarly chrooted named.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews<dd><p>
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews chdir to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews relative
a1b05dea35aa30b152a47115e18bbe679d3fcf19Mark Andrews filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
5a4557e8de2951a2796676b5ec4b6a90caa5be14Mark Andrews is similar to the directory clause in
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Dump zone file in canonical format.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein This is always enabled for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
bea931e17b7567f09107f93ab7e25c7f00abeb9cMark Andrews<dd><p>
bea931e17b7567f09107f93ab7e25c7f00abeb9cMark Andrews Specify whether to check for non-terminal wildcards.
731cc132f22dbc9e0ecd7035dce314a61076d31bAutomatic Updater Non-terminal wildcards are almost always the result of a
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein failure to understand the wildcard matching algorithm (RFC 1034).
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default)
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein and
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">zonename</span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein The domain name of the zone being checked.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<dd><p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein The name of the zone file.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p></dd>
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60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<a name="id2667609"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein returns an exit status of 1 if
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein</div>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<a name="id2667623"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkconf</span>(8)</span>,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <em class="citetitle">RFC 1035</em>,
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein </p>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein</div>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<a name="id2667656"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
60e5e10f8d2e2b0c41e8abad38cacd867caa6ab2Rob Austein<p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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