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knotc

NAME

knotc − Knot DNS control utility

SYNOPSIS

knotc [parameters] start|stop|restart|reload|running|compile

DESCRIPTION

Parameters:

−c [file], −−config=[file] Select configuration file.

−j [num], −−jobs=[num]

Number of parallel tasks to run (only for ’compile’).

−f, −−force

Force operation − override some checks.

−v, −−verbose

Verbose mode − additional runtime information.

−V, −−version

Print knot server version.

−w, −−wait

Wait for the server to finish start/stop operations.

−i, −−interactive

Interactive mode (do not daemonize).

−a, −−auto

Enable automatic recompilation (start or reload).

−h, −−help

Print help and usage.

Actions:

start

Start knot server daemon (no−op if running).

stop

Stop knot server daemon (no−op if not running).

restart

Stops and then starts knot server daemon.

reload

Reload knot configuration and compiled zones.

running

Check if server is running.

compile

Compile zone file.

refresh

Refresh all slave zones.

checkconf

Check server configuration.

checkzone

Check zones before compiling (accepts specific zones, f.e. ’knotc checkzone example1.com example2.com’).

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for Knot is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and Knot programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info Knot

should give you access to the complete manual.

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