knotc(8)
NAME
knotc - Knot DNS control utility
SYNOPSIS
knotc [parameters] action [action_args]
DESCRIPTION
If no action is specified, the program is executed in interactive mode.
Parameters
-c, --config file
Use a textual configuration file (default is
@config_dir@/knot.conf).
-C, --confdb directory
Use a binary configuration database directory (default is
@storage_dir@/confdb). The default configuration database, if
exists, has a preference to the default configuration file.
-s, --socket path
Use a control UNIX socket path (default is @run_dir@/knot.sock).
-t, --timeout seconds
Use a control timeout in seconds. Set 0 for infinity (default is
5).
-f, --force
Forced operation. Overrides some checks.
-v, --verbose
Enable debug output.
-h, --help
Print the program help.
-V, --version
Print the program version.
Actions
status Check if the server is running.
stop Stop the server if running.
reload Reload the server configuration and modified zone files. All
open zone transactions will be aborted!
zone-check [zone...]
Test if the server can load the zone. Semantic checks are
executed if enabled in the configuration. (*)
zone-memstats [zone...]
Estimate memory use for the zone. (*)
zone-status [zone...]
Show the zone status. (*)
zone-reload [zone...]
Trigger a zone reload from a disk without checking its
modification time. For slave zone, the refresh from a master
server is scheduled; for master zone, the notification of slave
servers is scheduled. An open zone transaction will be aborted!
zone-refresh [zone...]
Trigger a check for the zone serial on the zone's master. If the
master has a newer zone, a transfer is scheduled. This command
is valid for slave zones.
zone-retransfer [zone...]
Trigger a zone transfer from the zone's master. The server
doesn't check the serial of the master's zone. This command is
valid for slave zones.
zone-flush [zone...]
Trigger a zone journal flush into the zone file.
zone-sign [zone...]
Trigger a DNSSEC re-sign of the zone. Existing signatures will
be dropped. This command is valid for zones with automatic
DNSSEC signing.
zone-read zone [owner [type]]
Get zone data that are currently being presented.
zone-begin zone...
Begin a zone transaction.
zone-commit zone...
Commit the zone transaction. All changes are applied to the
zone.
zone-abort zone...
Abort the zone transaction. All changes are discarded.
zone-diff zone
Get zone changes within the transaction.
zone-get zone [owner [type]]
Get zone data within the transaction.
zone-set zone owner [ttl] type rdata
Add zone record within the transaction. The first record in a
rrset requires a ttl value specified.
zone-unset zone owner [type [rdata]]
Remove zone data within the transaction.
zone-purge zone...
Purge zone data, file, journal, and timers.
conf-init
Initialize the configuration database. (*)
conf-check
Check the server configuration. (*)
conf-import filename
Import a configuration file into the configuration database.
Ensure the server is not using the configuration database! (*)
conf-export filename
Export the configuration database into a config file. (*)
conf-list [item]
List the configuration database sections or section items.
conf-read [item]
Read the item from the active configuration database.
conf-begin
Begin a writing configuration database transaction. Only one
transaction can be opened at a time.
conf-commit
Commit the configuration database transaction.
conf-abort
Rollback the configuration database transaction.
conf-diff [item]
Get the item difference in the transaction.
conf-get [item]
Get the item data from the transaction.
conf-set item [data...]
Set the item data in the transaction.
conf-unset [item] [data...]
Unset the item data in the transaction.
Note
Empty or -- zone parameter means all zones or all zones with a
transaction.
Use @ owner to denote the zone name.
Type item parameter in the form of section[[id]][.name].
(*) indicates a local operation which requires a configuration.
Interactive mode
The utility provides interactive mode with basic line editing
functionality, command completion, and command history.
Interactive mode behavior can be customized in ~/.editrc. Refer to
editrc(5) for details.
Command history is saved in ~/.knotc_history.
EXAMPLES
Reload the whole server configuration
$ knotc reload
Flush the example.com and example.org zones
$ knotc zone-flush example.com example.org
Get the current server configuration
$ knotc conf-read server
Get the list of the current zones
$ knotc conf-read zone.domain
Get the master remotes for the example.com zone
$ knotc conf-read 'zone[example.com].master'
Add example.org zone with a zonefile location
$ knotc conf-begin
$ knotc conf-set 'zone[example.org]'
$ knotc conf-set 'zone[example.org].file' '/var/zones/example.org.zone'
$ knotc conf-commit
Get the SOA record for each configured zone
$ knotc zone-read -- @ SOA
SEE ALSO
knotd(8), knot.conf(5), editrc(5).
AUTHOR
CZ.NIC Labs <http://www.knot-dns.cz>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2010--2016, CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o.
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