dns-boot-check(1)

NAME
dns-boot-check - check /etc/named.boot file

SYNOPSIS
dns-boot-check [ option... ] filename
dns-boot-check -Help
dns-boot-check -VERSion

DESCRIPTION
The dns-boot-check program is used to check the named(8) configuration file for correctness. It checks for things like the forwards and backwards mappings exactly corresponding, and for the name server records all having address records.

The filename on the command line is the file to be checked. It defaults to /etc/named.boot if not specified.

Suggestions for additional checks that dns-boot-check(1) could perform are most welcome.

OPTIONS
The following options are understood:

-Help
    Provide some help with using the dns-boot-check program.

-Idirectory
    This option may be used to specify a directory to search for include files. It may be used more than once, the directories will be searched in the order given.

-VERSion
    Print the version of the dns-boot-check program being executed.

All other options will produce a diagnostic error.

All other options will produce a diagnostic error. Options may be abbreviated, the minimum abbreviation is shown in upper-case. Options are case insensitive. Options and file names may be mixed arbitrarily on the command line.

EXIT STATUS
The dns-boot-check command will exit with a status of 1 on any error. The dns-boot-check command will only exit with a status of 0 if there are no errors.

EXAMPLES
To check your named(8) configuration, you need only say
    dns-boot-check
and the file named(8) configuration file will be read, and also all of the files it refers to. Various cross checks will be made between the files, too.

If you want to check a named(8) configuration, but without installing it first (which can be important if you need to guarantee continuity of service) put you new configuration files together in a temporary directory, with relative paths.
    dns-boot-check -I. etc/named.boot
This will access all of the files as if they were below "." (the current directory) rather than absolute. This can simplify configuration management issues, too.

Suggestions for additional checks that dns-boot-check(1) could perform are most welcome.

COPYRIGHT
dns-boot-check version 1.6,
Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 Peter Miller; All rights reserved.

The dns-boot-check program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use the 'dns-boot-check -VERSion Warranty' command. The dns-boot-check program is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; for details use the 'dns-boot-check -VERSion Redistribution' command.

AUTHOR
Peter Miller | E-Mail: | millerp@canb.auug.org.au
/\/\* | Web: | http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/