<para>
If you have to make changes to a dynamic zone
- manually, the following procedure will work: Disable dynamic updates
- to the zone using
+ manually, the following procedure will work:
+ Disable dynamic updates to the zone using
<command>rndc freeze <replaceable>zone</replaceable></command>.
- This will also remove the zone's <filename>.jnl</filename> file
- and update the master file. Edit the zone file. Run
+ This will update the zone's master file with the changes
+ stored in its <filename>.jnl</filename> file.
+ Edit the zone file. Run
<command>rndc thaw <replaceable>zone</replaceable></command>
to reload the changed zone and re-enable dynamic updates.
</para>
+ <para>
+ <command>rndc sync <replaceable>zone</replaceable></command>
+ will update the zone file with changes from the journal file
+ without stopping dynamic updates; this may be useful for viewing
+ the current zone state. To remove the <filename>.jnl</filename>
+ file after updating the zone file, use
+ <command>rndc sync -clean</command>.
+ </para>
+
</sect2>
</sect1>