named-checkzone

Verify and convert zone files

Description

The named-checkzone command is used to check the validity of zone files and convert them. It requires specifying both the zone name and the zone file name.

Syntax

named-checkzone [options] [zone_name] [zone_file]

Options

-q Quiet mode.
-d Enable debugging.
-c <class> Specify the class of the zone. If not specified, IN is used.

Examples

Check the validity of and convert the zone file /var/named/192.168.0.rev.

[root@localhost ~]# named-checkzone 0.168.192.in-addr.arpa /var/named/192.168.0.rev
zone 0.168.192.in-addr.arpa/IN: loaded serial 1268360612
OK

Check the validity of and convert the zone file /var/named/sh.com.hosts.

[root@localhost ~]# named-checkzone sh.com /var/named/sh.com.hosts
zone sh.com/IN: sh.com/MX 'mail.sh.com' is a CNAME (illegal)
zone sh.com/IN: loaded serial 1268360234
OK