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f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein<p><span class="application">named-checkzone</span>, <span class="application">named-compilezone</span> — zone file validity checking or converting tool</p>
1ccd992d37d62c8cb2056126f2234f64ec189bfddougm<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">-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">-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>
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein<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">-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">-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>
e8f95a682820a599fe41b22977010636be5c2717jim<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe same checks as <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> does when loading a
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe zone. This makes <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span> useful for
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span> is similar to
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>, but it always dumps the
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein loaded by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe least be as strict as those specified in the
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Enable debugging.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Print the usage summary and exit.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Quiet mode - exit code only.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe program and exit.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, "IN" is assumed.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default),
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span>,
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span>,
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> and
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that MX records
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
dc52cac281d8b311dc47d115ed979f923b667679rjung Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that SRV records
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that delegation NS
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe records refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe hostnames). It also checks that glue address records
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe in the zone match those advertised by the child.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only checks NS records which
e8f95a682820a599fe41b22977010636be5c2717jim refer to in-zone hostnames or that some required glue exists,
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe that is when the nameserver is in a child zone.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Mode <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span> and
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> disable sibling glue
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe checks but are otherwise the same as <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span>
dc52cac281d8b311dc47d115ed979f923b667679rjung and <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> respectively.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Mode <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span> disables the checks.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Specify the format of the zone file.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Specify the format of the output file specified.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>,
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein<dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Perform <span><strong class="command">"check-names"</strong></span> checks with the
0206c121a68a63559b2e843288e81bcf16093e46jerenkrantz specified failure mode.
0206c121a68a63559b2e843288e81bcf16093e46jerenkrantz Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
0206c121a68a63559b2e843288e81bcf16093e46jerenkrantz (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
0206c121a68a63559b2e843288e81bcf16093e46jerenkrantz <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
0206c121a68a63559b2e843288e81bcf16093e46jerenkrantz (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein<dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
ba8574a7fe6f1c3405982bb856591b5f13fe205agstein are addresses. Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
99d46a23c6eac800f327b29f8009f7d7da986230trawick <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME.
ba8574a7fe6f1c3405982bb856591b5f13fe205agstein Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
ba8574a7fe6f1c3405982bb856591b5f13fe205agstein <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein are addresses.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
99d46a23c6eac800f327b29f8009f7d7da986230trawick <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein<dt><span class="term">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Write zone output to <code class="filename">filename</code>.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe If <code class="filename">filename</code> is <code class="filename">-</code> then
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe write to standard out.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe This is mandatory for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-r <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Check for records that are treated as different by DNSSEC but
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe are semantically equal in plain DNS.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>style</code></em></span></dt>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Possible styles are <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default)
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe and <span><strong class="command">"relative"</strong></span>.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe The full format is most suitable for processing
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe automatically by a separate script.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe On the other hand, the relative format is more
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe human-readable and is thus suitable for editing by hand.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe It also does not have any meaning if the output format
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe is not text.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
e8f95a682820a599fe41b22977010636be5c2717jim Check if a SRV record refers to a CNAME.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
99d46a23c6eac800f327b29f8009f7d7da986230trawick Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe directives in the configuration file are processed as if
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe run by a similarly chrooted named.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<dt><span class="term">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein chdir to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein is similar to the directory clause in
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Dump zone file in canonical format.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein This is always enabled for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein<dt><span class="term">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
52c1d304b1bd8e05da40a7cded2ecb9f0ba614c5gstein Specify whether to check for non-terminal wildcards.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Non-terminal wildcards are almost always the result of a
52c1d304b1bd8e05da40a7cded2ecb9f0ba614c5gstein failure to understand the wildcard matching algorithm (RFC 1034).
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default)
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein The domain name of the zone being checked.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe The name of the zone file.
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe returns an exit status of 1 if
6f15570e3adc0faf87bf55f70857028276fc9e32wrowe errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
f4c310fd2555c6faca1f980f00b161eadb089023gstein <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkconf</span>(8)</span>,
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