Hi Brian, Why don't you load the zonefile you changed into a test dns server and then compare the queries against prod and your test system? Might be easier than parsing the file in my opinion.
Regards, Adrian -----Original Message----- From: bind-users-bounces+urs-t.bolliger=ubs....@lists.isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounces+urs-t.bolliger=ubs....@lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of Atkins, Brian (GD/VA-NSOC) Sent: Donnerstag, 22. Juli 2010 19:02 To: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: RE: Script for verifying zone files Thanks, Bill. That's more what I'm looking for. Several people suggested looking at named-checkzone, but my goal is to compare an edited version of the zone file against the active zone file. The named-checkzone program, to my understanding, merely checks for syntax and doesn't do anything with actual verification of the records. Brian -----Original Message----- From: wllarso [mailto:wlla...@swcp.com] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 12:45 PM To: Atkins, Brian (GD/VA-NSOC) Cc: bind-users@lists.isc.org Subject: Re: Script for verifying zone files On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:44:55 -0400, "Atkins, Brian (GD/VA-NSOC)" <brian.atki...@va.gov> wrote: > Does anyone know of an existing script or program that can parse a zone > file and verify records against an active server? > Oh, a challenge. Thanks > I'm attempting to clean up some large zone files and want to ensure that > none of the changes will break DNS when I implement it. Later, I'd like > to use it to verify that the records point to active hosts, but that's > later. > > I started putting together a bash script, but I'm having issues where a > record exists on multiple lines. For example: Since, in a zone file, any line that begins with white space (tab or space character) will use the same left hand side name as the previous line. So, using AWK, you could do something like: awk 'BEGIN{LHS=""}/^[WS]/{print LHS,$0;next}{print $0;LHS=$1}' (Guaranteed NOT to work without lots of tweeks and testing. Use at your own risk!) Now, as to checking that "the records point to active hosts", well, I won't even try for that. What do you mean by "active"? But, as someone else said, look at "named-checkzone". Bill _______________________________________________ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users Visit our website at http://www.ubs.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mails are not encrypted and cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. UBS reserves the right to retain all messages. Messages are protected and accessed only in legally justified cases. _______________________________________________ bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
