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NAME
       named-checkzone - zone file validity checking tool

SYNOPSIS
       named-checkzone [-d] [-j] [-q] [-v] [-c class] [-k mode]
                       [-n mode] [-o filename] [-t directory]
                       [-w directory] [-D] {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.

       -k mode
              Perform "check-name" checks with the specified
              failure mode. Possible modes are "fail", "warn"
              (default) and "ignore".

       -n mode
              Specify whether NS records should be checked to see
              if they are addresses. Possible modes are "fail",
              "warn" (default) and "ignore".

       -o filename
              Write zone output to filename.

       -t directory
              chroot to directory so that include directives in
              the configuration file are processed as if run by a
              similarly chrooted named.

       -w directory
              chdir to directory so that relative filenames in
              master file $INCLUDE directives work. This is
              similar to the directory clause in named.conf.

       -D     Dump zone file in canonical format.

       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



BIND9                     June 13, 2000        NAMED-CHECKZONE(8)