NAMED-CHECKZONESection: (8)Updated: June 13, 2000 |
NAME
named-checkzone - zone file validity checking toolSYNOPSIS
named-checkzone [ -d ] [ -j ] [ -q ] [ -v ] [ -c class ] zonename filename
DESCRIPTION
named-checkzone checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the same checks as named does when loading a zone. This makes named-checkzone useful for checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.
OPTIONS
- -d
- Enable debugging.
- -q
- Quiet mode - exit code only.
- -v
- Print the version of the named-checkzone program and exit.
- -j
- When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
- -c class
- Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
- zonename
- The domain name of the zone being checked.
- filename
- The name of the zone file.
RETURN VALUES
named-checkzone returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
SEE ALSO
named(8), RFC 1035, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.
AUTHOR
Internet Systems Consortium