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28 <p><span class="application">named-checkzone</span>, <span class="application">named-compilezone</span> — zone file validity checking or converting tool</p>
30 <div class="refsynopsisdiv">
32 <div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">named-checkzone</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">-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">-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>
33 <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>] {zonename} {filename}</p></div>
35 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
36 <a name="id2543665"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
37 <p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
38 checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
39 same checks as <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> does when loading a
40 zone. This makes <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span> useful for
41 checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
44 <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span> is similar to
45 <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>, but it always dumps the
46 zone contents to a specified file in a specified format.
47 Additionally, it applies stricter check levels by default,
48 since the dump output will be used as an actual zone file
49 loaded by <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span>.
50 When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
51 least be as strict as those specified in the
52 <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file.
55 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
56 <a name="id2543700"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
57 <div class="variablelist"><dl>
58 <dt><span class="term">-d</span></dt>
62 <dt><span class="term">-q</span></dt>
64 Quiet mode - exit code only.
66 <dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
68 Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
71 <dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
73 When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
75 <dt><span class="term">-c <em class="replaceable"><code>class</code></em></span></dt>
77 Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
79 <dt><span class="term">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
82 Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
83 <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default),
84 <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span>,
85 <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span>,
86 <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> and
87 <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span>.
90 Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that MX records
91 refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
92 hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
93 checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
96 Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that SRV records
97 refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
98 hostnames). Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only
99 checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
102 Mode <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> checks that delegation NS
103 records refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
104 hostnames). It also checks that glue address records
105 in the zone match those advertised by the child.
106 Mode <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> only checks NS records which
107 refer to in-zone hostnames or that some required glue exists,
108 that is when the nameserver is in a child zone.
111 Mode <span><strong class="command">"full-sibling"</strong></span> and
112 <span><strong class="command">"local-sibling"</strong></span> disable sibling glue
113 checks but are otherwise the same as <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span>
114 and <span><strong class="command">"local"</strong></span> respectively.
117 Mode <span><strong class="command">"none"</strong></span> disables the checks.
120 <dt><span class="term">-f <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
122 Specify the format of the zone file.
123 Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
124 and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
126 <dt><span class="term">-F <em class="replaceable"><code>format</code></em></span></dt>
128 Specify the format of the output file specified.
129 Possible formats are <span><strong class="command">"text"</strong></span> (default)
130 and <span><strong class="command">"raw"</strong></span>.
131 For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>,
132 this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
135 <dt><span class="term">-k <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
137 Perform <span><strong class="command">"check-names"</strong></span> checks with the
138 specified failure mode.
139 Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
140 (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
141 <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
142 (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
143 <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
145 <dt><span class="term">-m <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
147 Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
148 are addresses. Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
149 <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
150 <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
152 <dt><span class="term">-M <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
154 Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME.
155 Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
156 <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
157 <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
159 <dt><span class="term">-n <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
161 Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
163 Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>
164 (default for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>),
165 <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span>
166 (default for <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>) and
167 <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
169 <dt><span class="term">-o <em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></span></dt>
171 Write zone output to <code class="filename">filename</code>.
172 This is mandatory for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
174 <dt><span class="term">-s <em class="replaceable"><code>style</code></em></span></dt>
176 Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
177 Possible styles are <span><strong class="command">"full"</strong></span> (default)
178 and <span><strong class="command">"relative"</strong></span>.
179 The full format is most suitable for processing
180 automatically by a separate script.
181 On the other hand, the relative format is more
182 human-readable and is thus suitable for editing by hand.
183 For <span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
184 this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
186 It also does not have any meaning if the output format
189 <dt><span class="term">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
191 Check if a SRV record refers to a CNAME.
192 Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"fail"</strong></span>,
193 <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default) and
194 <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
196 <dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
198 Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
200 directives in the configuration file are processed as if
201 run by a similarly chrooted named.
203 <dt><span class="term">-w <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
205 chdir to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
207 filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
208 is similar to the directory clause in
209 <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
211 <dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt>
213 Dump zone file in canonical format.
214 This is always enabled for <span><strong class="command">named-compilezone</strong></span>.
216 <dt><span class="term">-W <em class="replaceable"><code>mode</code></em></span></dt>
218 Specify whether to check for non-terminal wildcards.
219 Non-terminal wildcards are almost always the result of a
220 failure to understand the wildcard matching algorithm (RFC 1034).
221 Possible modes are <span><strong class="command">"warn"</strong></span> (default)
223 <span><strong class="command">"ignore"</strong></span>.
225 <dt><span class="term">zonename</span></dt>
227 The domain name of the zone being checked.
229 <dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
231 The name of the zone file.
235 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
236 <a name="id2544299"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
237 <p><span><strong class="command">named-checkzone</strong></span>
238 returns an exit status of 1 if
239 errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
242 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
243 <a name="id2544311"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
244 <p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
245 <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkconf</span>(8)</span>,
246 <em class="citetitle">RFC 1035</em>,
247 <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
250 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
251 <a name="id2544344"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
252 <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>