named-checkzone(1M)					  System Administration Commands				       named-checkzone(1M)

NAME

       named-checkzone - zone file validity checking tool

SYNOPSIS

       named-checkzone [-djqv] [-c class] zonename filename

DESCRIPTION

       The  named-checkzone  utility  checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the same checks as named(1M) does when loading a
       zone. The named-checkzone utility is useful for checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -c class        Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, "IN" is assumed.

       -d	       Enable debugging.

       -j	       Read the journal, if it exists, when loading the zone file.

       -q	       Run in quiet mode, reporting only the exit status.

       -v	       Print the version of the named-checkzone program and exit.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       filename        The name of the zone file.

       zonename        The domain name of the zone being checked.

EXIT STATUS

       0	No errors were detected.

       1	An error was detected.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       |Availability		     |SUNWbind9 		   |
       |Interface Stability	     |External			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       named(1M), attributes(5)

       RFC 1035

       BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual

NOTES

       Source for BIND9 is available in the SUNWbind9S package.

SunOS 5.10							    15 Dec 2004 					       named-checkzone(1M)