check-names via command line

[Chris Thompson]

On Jul 10 2012, Gary Wallis wrote:

>Is there a way to "check names" via the command line (like with a 
>named-checkzone type tool.)
>
>I need to validate zone info BEFORE trying to load, log frag:
>
>10-Jul-2012 11:36:02.199 general: zone growXeg.com/IN/external: loading 
>master file master/external/g/growXeg.com: bad name (check-names)
>10-Jul-2012 11:38:01.815 general: dns_rdata_fromtext: 
>master/external/g/growXeg.com:3: near 'uk.hostmaster at telXXity.com.': bad 
>name (check-names)
>
>(X added for some privacy.)

Check out the -k option of named-checkzone. It defaults to "warn" anyway,
but you may want to use "fail".

-- 
Chris Thompson
Email: cet1 at cam.ac.uk