NAME

       named-journalprint - print zone journal in human-readable form

SYNOPSIS

       named-journalprint [-c serial] [-dux] {journal}

DESCRIPTION

       named-journalprint  scans  the  contents  of  a  zone  journal  file,  printing  it  in  a
       human-readable form, or, optionally, converting it to a different journal file format.

       Journal files are automatically created by named when changes are made  to  dynamic  zones
       (e.g., by nsupdate). They record each addition or deletion of a resource record, in binary
       format, allowing the changes to be re-applied to the zone when  the  server  is  restarted
       after a shutdown or crash. By default, the name of the journal file is formed by appending
       the extension .jnl to the name of the corresponding zone file.

       named-journalprint converts the contents of a given journal  file  into  a  human-readable
       text format. Each line begins with add or del, to indicate whether the record was added or
       deleted, and continues with the resource record in master-file format.

       The -c (compact) option provides a mechanism to reduce the size of a journal  by  removing
       (most/all)  transactions  prior to the specified serial number. Note: this option must not
       be used while named is running, and can cause data loss if the  zone  file  has  not  been
       updated to contain the data being removed from the journal. Use with extreme caution.

       The -x option causes additional data about the journal file to be printed at the beginning
       of the output and before each group of changes.

       The -u (upgrade) and -d (downgrade) options recreate the  journal  file  with  a  modified
       format  version.  The existing journal file is replaced.  -d writes out the journal in the
       format used by versions of BIND up to 9.16.11; -u writes it out  in  the  format  used  by
       versions  since  9.16.13.  (9.16.12  is  omitted  due  to a journal-formatting bug in that
       release.) Note that these options must not be used while named is running.

SEE ALSO

       named(8), nsupdate(1), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

AUTHOR

       Internet Systems Consortium

COPYRIGHT

       2024, Internet Systems Consortium