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f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<p><span class="application">rndc</span> — name server control utility</p>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">rndc</code> [<code class="option">-b <em class="replaceable"><code>source-address</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>key-file</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>server</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></code>] [<code class="option">-q</code>] [<code class="option">-r</code>] [<code class="option">-V</code>] [<code class="option">-y <em class="replaceable"><code>key_id</code></em></code>] {command}</p></div>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<p><span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff controls the operation of a name
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff server. It supersedes the <span><strong class="command">ndc</strong></span> utility
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff that was provided in old BIND releases. If
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> is invoked with no command line
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff options or arguments, it prints a short summary of the
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff supported commands and the available options and their
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<p><span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff communicates with the name server over a TCP connection, sending
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff commands authenticated with digital signatures. In the current
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>,
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff the only supported authentication algorithms are HMAC-MD5
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff (for compatibility), HMAC-SHA1, HMAC-SHA224, HMAC-SHA256
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff (default), HMAC-SHA384 and HMAC-SHA512.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff They use a shared secret on each end of the connection.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff This provides TSIG-style authentication for the command
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff request and the name server's response. All commands sent
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff over the channel must be signed by a key_id known to the
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<p><span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff reads a configuration file to
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff determine how to contact the name server and decide what
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff algorithm and key it should use.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term">-b <em class="replaceable"><code>source-address</code></em></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Use <em class="replaceable"><code>source-address</code></em>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff as the source address for the connection to the server.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Multiple instances are permitted to allow setting of both
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff the IPv4 and IPv6 source addresses.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Use <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff as the configuration file instead of the default,
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>key-file</code></em></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Use <em class="replaceable"><code>key-file</code></em>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff as the key file instead of the default,
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <code class="filename">/etc/rndc.key</code>. The key in
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <code class="filename">/etc/rndc.key</code> will be used to
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff commands sent to the server if the <em class="replaceable"><code>config-file</code></em>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff does not exist.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>server</code></em></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dd><p><em class="replaceable"><code>server</code></em> is
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff the name or address of the server which matches a
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff server statement in the configuration file for
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span>. If no server is supplied on the
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff command line, the host named by the default-server clause
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff in the options statement of the <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff configuration file will be used.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Send commands to TCP port
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff of BIND 9's default control channel port, 953.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Quiet mode: Message text returned by the server
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff will not be printed except when there is an error.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Instructs <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> to print the result code
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff returned by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> after executing the
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff requested command (e.g., ISC_R_SUCCESS, ISC_R_FAILURE, etc).
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Enable verbose logging.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term">-y <em class="replaceable"><code>key_id</code></em></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Use the key <em class="replaceable"><code>key_id</code></em>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff from the configuration file.
7a166c5c61a5aaa6eeb929bed152dc0a6b128e3dMichael Graff <em class="replaceable"><code>key_id</code></em>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff known by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> with the same algorithm and secret string
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff in order for control message validation to succeed.
7a166c5c61a5aaa6eeb929bed152dc0a6b128e3dMichael Graff If no <em class="replaceable"><code>key_id</code></em>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff is specified, <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> will first look
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff for a key clause in the server statement of the server
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff being used, or if no server statement is present for that
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff host, then the default-key clause of the options statement.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Note that the configuration file contains shared secrets
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff which are used to send authenticated control commands
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff to name servers. It should therefore not have general read
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff or write access.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff A list of commands supported by <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> can
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff be seen by running <span><strong class="command">rndc</strong></span> without arguments.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Currently supported commands are:
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>addzone <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>] <em class="replaceable"><code>configuration</code></em> </code></strong></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Add a zone while the server is running. This
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff command requires the
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <span><strong class="command">allow-new-zones</strong></span> option to be set
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff to <strong class="userinput"><code>yes</code></strong>. The
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <em class="replaceable"><code>configuration</code></em> string
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff specified on the command line is the zone
7a166c5c61a5aaa6eeb929bed152dc0a6b128e3dMichael Graff configuration text that would ordinarily be
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff placed in <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
7a166c5c61a5aaa6eeb929bed152dc0a6b128e3dMichael Graff The configuration is saved in a file called
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <code class="filename"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>.nzf</code>,
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff where <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> is the
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff name of the view, or if it contains characters
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff that are incompatible with use as a file name, a
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff cryptographic hash generated from the name
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff When <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> is
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff restarted, the file will be loaded into the view
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff configuration, so that zones that were added
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff can persist after a restart.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff This sample <span><strong class="command">addzone</strong></span> command
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff would add the zone <code class="literal">example.com</code>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff to the default view:
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<code class="prompt">$ </code><strong class="userinput"><code>rndc addzone example.com '{ type master; file "example.com.db"; };'</code></strong>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff (Note the brackets and semi-colon around the zone
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff configuration text.)
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff See also <span><strong class="command">rndc delzone</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">rndc modzone</strong></span>.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>delzone [<span class="optional">-clean</span>] <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>] </code></strong></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Delete a zone while the server is running.
7a166c5c61a5aaa6eeb929bed152dc0a6b128e3dMichael Graff If the <code class="option">-clean</code> argument is specified,
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff the zone's master file (and journal file, if any)
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff will be deleted along with the zone. Without the
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <code class="option">-clean</code> option, zone files must
7a166c5c61a5aaa6eeb929bed152dc0a6b128e3dMichael Graff be cleaned up by hand. (If the zone is of
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff type "slave" or "stub", the files needing to
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff be cleaned up will be reported in the output
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff of the <span><strong class="command">rndc delzone</strong></span> command.)
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff If the zone was originally added via
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff <span><strong class="command">rndc addzone</strong></span>, then it will be
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff removed permanently. However, if it was originally
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff configured in <code class="filename">named.conf</code>, then
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff that original configuration is still in place; when
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff the server is restarted or reconfigured, the zone will
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff come back. To remove it permanently, it must also be
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff removed from <code class="filename">named.conf</code>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff See also <span><strong class="command">rndc addzone</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">rndc modzone</strong></span>.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>dumpdb [<span class="optional">-all|-cache|-zone|-adb|-bad|-fail</span>] [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view ...</code></em></span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Dump the server's caches (default) and/or zones to
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff dump file for the specified views. If no view is
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff specified, all
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff views are dumped.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff (See the <span><strong class="command">dump-file</strong></span> option in
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff the BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.)
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>flush</code></strong></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Flushes the server's cache.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>flushname</code></strong> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>] </span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Flushes the given name from the view's DNS cache
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff and, if applicable, from the view's nameserver address
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff database, bad server cache and SERVFAIL cache.
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>flushtree</code></strong> <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>] </span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Flushes the given name, and all of its subdomains,
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff from the view's DNS cache, address database,
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff bad server cache, and SERVFAIL cache.
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>freeze [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff Suspend updates to a dynamic zone. If no zone is
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff specified, then all zones are suspended. This allows
f9fdb43a912a53c44627449ace57921b143eef60Michael Graff manual edits to be made to a zone normally updated by
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff dynamic update. It also causes changes in the
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff journal file to be synced into the master file.
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff All dynamic update attempts will be refused while
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff the zone is frozen.
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff See also <span><strong class="command">rndc thaw</strong></span>.
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>halt [<span class="optional">-p</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff Stop the server immediately. Recent changes
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff made through dynamic update or IXFR are not saved to
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff the master files, but will be rolled forward from the
915723e4007e177b10c0e1c9d1bfe77ac2bfe853Michael Graff journal files when the server is restarted.
If <code class="option">-p</code> is specified <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>'s process id is returned.
This allows an external process to determine when <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>loadkeys <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>managed-keys <em class="replaceable"><code>(status | refresh | sync)</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>modzone <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>] <em class="replaceable"><code>configuration</code></em> </code></strong></span></dt>
See also <span><strong class="command">rndc addzone</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">rndc delzone</strong></span>.
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>notify <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
[<span class="optional">( -d | -f | -r | -l <em class="replaceable"><code>duration</code></em>)</span>]
All of these options can be shortened, i.e., to
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>querylog</code></strong> [<span class="optional">on|off</span>] </span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>refresh <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>reload <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>retransfer <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>secroots [<span class="optional">-</span>] [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view ...</code></em></span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>showzone <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>] </code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>sign <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>signing [<span class="optional">( -list | -clear <em class="replaceable"><code>keyid/algorithm</code></em> | -clear <code class="literal">all</code> | -nsec3param ( <em class="replaceable"><code>parameters</code></em> | <code class="literal">none</code> ) | -serial <em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em> ) </span>] <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>] </code></strong></span></dt>
<span><strong class="command">rndc signing -nsec3param 1 0 10 FFFF <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em></strong></span>.
<span><strong class="command">rndc signing -nsec3param 1 1 15 - <em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em></strong></span>.
Note that the number of zones includes the internal <span><strong class="command">bind/CH</strong></span> zone
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>stop [<span class="optional">-p</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
If <code class="option">-p</code> is specified <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>'s process id is returned.
This allows an external process to determine when <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>sync [<span class="optional">-clean</span>] [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>thaw [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>zone</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span>]</span>]</code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>trace <em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em></code></strong></span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>tsig-delete</code></strong> <em class="replaceable"><code>keyname</code></em> [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view</code></em></span>]</span></dt>
<dt><span class="term"><strong class="userinput"><code>validation ( on | off | check ) [<span class="optional"><em class="replaceable"><code>view ...</code></em></span>] </code></strong></span></dt>