.B chiark\-named\-conf
is a tool for managing nameserver configurations and checking for
suspected DNS problems. Its main functions are to check that
-delegations are appropriate and working, optionally from the root zone
-down, and to generate a configuration for
+delegations are appropriate and working, and to generate a
+configuration for
.BR BIND ,
from its own input file.
.BR \-v | \-\-verbose
Print additional information about each zone.
.TP
-.BR \-r | \-\-root
-Check the delegation all the way to the root zone. By default,
-checks are only carried out on the delegations supplied by (all) the
-nameservers for the immediate superzone.
+.BR \-D
+Enables debugging. Useful for debugging chiark\-named\-conf, but
+probably not useful for debugging your DNS configuration.
.SH CONFIGURATION
The file
.B /etc/bind/chiark-conf-gen.zones
Delegated servers: Each server mentioned in the delegation should have
the same SOA record (and obviously, should be authoritative).
-Origin server's data: The set of nameservers in the origin server's
-version of the zone should be a superset of those in the delegations.
-(The addresses of any additional servers will be acquired from the
-local default nameserver at this point.)
-
All published nameservers - including delegated servers and servers
named in the zone's nameserver set: All nameservers for the zone
-should supply the same list of nameservers for the zone as the origin
-server does, and none of this authority information should be
-glueless. All the glue should always give the same addresses.
+should supply the same list of nameservers for the zone, and none of
+this authority information should be glueless. All the glue should
+always give the same addresses.
+
+Origin server's data: The set of nameservers in the origin server's
+version of the zone should be a superset of those in the delegations.
Our zone configuration: For
.B primary