NAME

       knotc - Knot DNS control utility

SYNOPSIS

       knotc [parameters] action [action_args]

DESCRIPTION

   Parameters:
       -c, --config file
              Select configuration file.

       -s server
              Remote UNIX socket/IP address (default /run/knot/knot.sock).

       -p port
              Remote server port (only for IP).

       -y [hmac:]name:key
              Use key specified on the command line (default algorithm is hmac-md5).

       -k file
              Use key file (as in config section 'keys').

       -f, --force
              Force operation - override some checks.

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose mode - additional runtime information.

       -V, --version
              Print version of the server.

       -i, --interactive
              Interactive mode (do not daemonize).

       -h, --help
              Print help and usage.

   Actions:
       stop   Stop server (no-op if not running).

       reload Reload configuration and changed zones.

       flush  Flush journal and update zone files.

       status Check if server is running.

       zonestatus
              Show status of configured zones.

       refresh [zone]...
              Refresh slave zones (all if not specified).

       checkconf
              Check current server configuration.

       checkzone [zone]...
              Check zone (all if not specified).

       memstats [zone]...
              Estimate memory consumption for zone (all if not specified).

EXAMPLES

       Setup a keyfile for remote control

       1. Generate key:

       # dnssec-keygen -a hmac-md5 -b 256 -n HOST knotc-key

       2. Extract secret in base64 format and create keyfile:

       # echo "knotc-key hmac-md5 <secret>" > knotc.key

       Make sure the key can be read/written only by the owner for security reasons.

       Reload server remotely

       # knotc -s 127.0.0.1 -k knotc.key reload

SEE ALSO

       knotd(8)

NOTE

       The  full  documentation  for Knot DNS is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info program is properly
       installed at your site, the info Knot command should give you an access to the complete manual.

CZ.NIC Labs                                      29 January 2014                                        knotc(8)