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+<refentry id="man.named-checkzone">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <date>June 13, 2000</date>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle><application>named-checkzone</application></refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <docinfo>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2004</year>
+ <year>2005</year>
+ <year>2006</year>
+ <year>2007</year>
+ <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2000</year>
+ <year>2001</year>
+ <year>2002</year>
+ <holder>Internet Software Consortium.</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ </docinfo>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname><application>named-checkzone</application></refname>
+ <refname><application>named-compilezone</application></refname>
+ <refpurpose>zone file validity checking or converting tool</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>named-checkzone</command>
+ <arg><option>-d</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-h</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-j</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-q</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-f <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-F <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-i <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-k <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-m <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-M <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-n <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-o <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-s <replaceable class="parameter">style</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-S <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-w <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-D</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-W <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg choice="req">zonename</arg>
+ <arg choice="req">filename</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>named-compilezone</command>
+ <arg><option>-d</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-j</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-q</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-C <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-f <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-F <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-i <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-k <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-m <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-n <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-o <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-s <replaceable class="parameter">style</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-w <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-D</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-W <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg choice="req">zonename</arg>
+ <arg choice="req">filename</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+ <para><command>named-checkzone</command>
+ checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the
+ same checks as <command>named</command> does when loading a
+ zone. This makes <command>named-checkzone</command> useful for
+ checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <command>named-compilezone</command> is similar to
+ <command>named-checkzone</command>, 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 <command>named</command>.
+ When manually specified otherwise, the check levels must at
+ least be as strict as those specified in the
+ <command>named</command> configuration file.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>OPTIONS</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-d</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Enable debugging.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-h</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Print the usage summary and exit.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-q</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Quiet mode - exit code only.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-v</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Print the version of the <command>named-checkzone</command>
+ program and exit.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-j</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-c <replaceable class="parameter">class</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-i <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Perform post-load zone integrity checks. Possible modes are
+ <command>"full"</command> (default),
+ <command>"full-sibling"</command>,
+ <command>"local"</command>,
+ <command>"local-sibling"</command> and
+ <command>"none"</command>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Mode <command>"full"</command> checks that MX records
+ refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
+ hostnames). Mode <command>"local"</command> only
+ checks MX records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Mode <command>"full"</command> checks that SRV records
+ refer to A or AAAA record (both in-zone and out-of-zone
+ hostnames). Mode <command>"local"</command> only
+ checks SRV records which refer to in-zone hostnames.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Mode <command>"full"</command> 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 <command>"local"</command> 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.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Mode <command>"full-sibling"</command> and
+ <command>"local-sibling"</command> disable sibling glue
+ checks but are otherwise the same as <command>"full"</command>
+ and <command>"local"</command> respectively.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Mode <command>"none"</command> disables the checks.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-f <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify the format of the zone file.
+ Possible formats are <command>"text"</command> (default)
+ and <command>"raw"</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-F <replaceable class="parameter">format</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify the format of the output file specified.
+ Possible formats are <command>"text"</command> (default)
+ and <command>"raw"</command>.
+ For <command>named-checkzone</command>,
+ this does not cause any effects unless it dumps the zone
+ contents.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-k <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Perform <command>"check-names"</command> checks with the
+ specified failure mode.
+ Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>
+ (default for <command>named-compilezone</command>),
+ <command>"warn"</command>
+ (default for <command>named-checkzone</command>) and
+ <command>"ignore"</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-m <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify whether MX records should be checked to see if they
+ are addresses. Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>,
+ <command>"warn"</command> (default) and
+ <command>"ignore"</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-M <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Check if a MX record refers to a CNAME.
+ Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>,
+ <command>"warn"</command> (default) and
+ <command>"ignore"</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-n <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify whether NS records should be checked to see if they
+ are addresses.
+ Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>
+ (default for <command>named-compilezone</command>),
+ <command>"warn"</command>
+ (default for <command>named-checkzone</command>) and
+ <command>"ignore"</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-o <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Write zone output to <filename>filename</filename>.
+ If <filename>filename</filename> is <filename>-</filename> then
+ write to standard out.
+ This is mandatory for <command>named-compilezone</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-s <replaceable class="parameter">style</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specify the style of the dumped zone file.
+ Possible styles are <command>"full"</command> (default)
+ and <command>"relative"</command>.
+ 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 <command>named-checkzone</command>
+ 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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-S <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Check if a SRV record refers to a CNAME.
+ Possible modes are <command>"fail"</command>,
+ <command>"warn"</command> (default) and
+ <command>"ignore"</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Chroot to <filename>directory</filename> so that
+ include
+ directives in the configuration file are processed as if
+ run by a similarly chrooted named.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-w <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ chdir to <filename>directory</filename> so that
+ relative
+ filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
+ is similar to the directory clause in
+ <filename>named.conf</filename>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-D</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Dump zone file in canonical format.
+ This is always enabled for <command>named-compilezone</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-W <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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 <command>"warn"</command> (default)
+ and
+ <command>"ignore"</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>zonename</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The domain name of the zone being checked.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>filename</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The name of the zone file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
+ <para><command>named-checkzone</command>
+ returns an exit status of 1 if
+ errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para><citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>named</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>named-checkconf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citetitle>RFC 1035</citetitle>,
+ <citetitle>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</citetitle>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>AUTHOR</title>
+ <para><corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium</corpauthor>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
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