named-checkzone(8) [redhat man page]

NAMED-CHECKZONE(8)														NAMED-CHECKZONE(8)

NAME

       named-checkzone - zone file validity checking tool

SYNOPSIS

       named-checkzone [ -d ]  [ -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.

       -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 Software Consortium

BIND9								   June 13, 2000						NAMED-CHECKZONE(8)

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)