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27 .TH "NAMED\-CHECKZONE" "8" "June 13, 2000" "BIND9" "BIND9"
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33 named\-checkzone, named\-compilezone \- zone file validity checking or converting tool
36 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR [\fB\-d\fR] [\fB\-h\fR] [\fB\-j\fR] [\fB\-q\fR] [\fB\-v\fR] [\fB\-c\ \fR\fB\fIclass\fR\fR] [\fB\-f\ \fR\fB\fIformat\fR\fR] [\fB\-F\ \fR\fB\fIformat\fR\fR] [\fB\-i\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-k\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-m\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-M\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-n\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-o\ \fR\fB\fIfilename\fR\fR] [\fB\-r\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-s\ \fR\fB\fIstyle\fR\fR] [\fB\-S\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-t\ \fR\fB\fIdirectory\fR\fR] [\fB\-w\ \fR\fB\fIdirectory\fR\fR] [\fB\-D\fR] [\fB\-W\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] {zonename} {filename}
38 \fBnamed\-compilezone\fR [\fB\-d\fR] [\fB\-j\fR] [\fB\-q\fR] [\fB\-v\fR] [\fB\-c\ \fR\fB\fIclass\fR\fR] [\fB\-C\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-f\ \fR\fB\fIformat\fR\fR] [\fB\-F\ \fR\fB\fIformat\fR\fR] [\fB\-i\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-k\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-m\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-n\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-r\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] [\fB\-s\ \fR\fB\fIstyle\fR\fR] [\fB\-t\ \fR\fB\fIdirectory\fR\fR] [\fB\-w\ \fR\fB\fIdirectory\fR\fR] [\fB\-D\fR] [\fB\-W\ \fR\fB\fImode\fR\fR] {\fB\-o\ \fR\fB\fIfilename\fR\fR} {zonename} {filename}
41 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR
42 checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the same checks as
44 does when loading a zone. This makes
45 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR
46 useful for checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
48 \fBnamed\-compilezone\fR
50 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR, but it always dumps the zone contents to a specified file in a specified format. Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default, since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file loaded by
51 \fBnamed\fR. When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at least be as strict as those specified in the
63 Print the usage summary and exit.
68 Quiet mode \- exit code only.
73 Print the version of the
74 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR
80 When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
85 Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, "IN" is assumed.
90 Perform post\-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
93 \fB"full\-sibling"\fR,
95 \fB"local\-sibling"\fR
101 checks that MX records refer to A or AAAA record (both in\-zone and out\-of\-zone hostnames). Mode
103 only checks MX records which refer to in\-zone hostnames.
107 checks that SRV records refer to A or AAAA record (both in\-zone and out\-of\-zone hostnames). Mode
109 only checks SRV records which refer to in\-zone hostnames.
113 checks that delegation NS records refer to A or AAAA record (both in\-zone and out\-of\-zone hostnames). It also checks that glue address records in the zone match those advertised by the child. Mode
115 only checks NS records which refer to in\-zone hostnames or that some required glue exists, that is when the nameserver is in a child zone.
118 \fB"full\-sibling"\fR
120 \fB"local\-sibling"\fR
121 disable sibling glue checks but are otherwise the same as
134 Specify the format of the zone file. Possible formats are
142 Specify the format of the output file specified. Possible formats are
146 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR, this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone contents.
153 checks with the specified failure mode. Possible modes are
156 \fBnamed\-compilezone\fR),
159 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR) and
165 Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they are addresses. Possible modes are
174 Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME. Possible modes are
183 Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they are addresses. Possible modes are
186 \fBnamed\-compilezone\fR),
189 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR) and
200 then write to standard out. This is mandatory for
201 \fBnamed\-compilezone\fR.
206 Check for records that are treated as different by DNSSEC but are semantically equal in plain DNS. Possible modes are
215 Specify the style of the dumped zone file. Possible styles are
218 \fB"relative"\fR. The full format is most suitable for processing automatically by a separate script. On the other hand, the relative format is more human\-readable and is thus suitable for editing by hand. For
219 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR
220 this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone contents. It also does not have any meaning if the output format is not text.
225 Check if a SRV record refers to a CNAME. Possible modes are
236 so that include directives in the configuration file are processed as if run by a similarly chrooted named.
243 so that relative filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This is similar to the directory clause in
249 Dump zone file in canonical format. This is always enabled for
250 \fBnamed\-compilezone\fR.
255 Specify whether to check for non\-terminal wildcards. Non\-terminal wildcards are almost always the result of a failure to understand the wildcard matching algorithm (RFC 1034). Possible modes are
263 The domain name of the zone being checked.
268 The name of the zone file.
272 \fBnamed\-checkzone\fR
273 returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
277 \fBnamed\-checkconf\fR(8),
279 BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.
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