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knotc(8)		    Knot DNS, version 1.6.6		      knotc(8)

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 /var/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.

       -h, --help
	      Print help and usage.

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

       reload [zone]...
	      Reload configuration and changed zones (all if not specified).

       flush [zone]...
	      Flush journal and update zone files (all if not specified).

       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), knot.conf(5).

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			  2015-11-24			      knotc(8)

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