named-checkzone — zone file validity checking tool
named-checkzone [-d] [-j] [-q] [-v] [-c ] [class-k ] [mode-n ] [mode-o ] [filename-t ] [directory-w ] [directory-D] {zonename} {filename}
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.
Enable debugging.
Quiet mode - exit code only.
Print the version of the named-checkzone program and exit.
When loading the zone file read the journal if it exists.
classSpecify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.
modePerform "check-names" checks with the specified failure mode. Possible modes are "fail", "warn" (default) and "ignore".
modeSpecify whether NS records should be checked to see if they are addresses. Possible modes are "fail", "warn" (default) and "ignore".
filename
Write zone output to filename.
directory
chroot to directory so that include
directives in the configuration file are processed as if
run by a similarly chrooted named.
directory
chdir to directory so that relative
filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This
is similar to the directory clause in
named.conf.
Dump zone file in canonical format.
The domain name of the zone being checked.
The name of the zone file.