From: Martin Basti <mbasti@isc.org>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 14:08:26 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Test named -H option
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=78bfdbdf52bcf9e9f1ce51e8c308f7870f1bffdf;p=thirdparty%2Fbind9.git

Test named -H option

Test if built-in root hints match authoritative source.
It also works as early detection if built-in hints divert.
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diff --git a/bin/tests/system/tools/tests_tools_named_root_hints.py b/bin/tests/system/tools/tests_tools_named_root_hints.py
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+++ b/bin/tests/system/tools/tests_tools_named_root_hints.py
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+# Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+# See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+
+import requests
+
+import isctest
+import isctest.mark
+
+pytestmark = [isctest.mark.live_internet_test]
+
+# URL for the official root hints file
+NAMED_ROOT_URL = "https://www.internic.net/zones/named.root"
+
+
+def test_named_root_hints():
+    """
+    Test that 'named -H' output matches the official
+    root hints from https://www.internic.net/zones/named.root
+    """
+    resp = requests.get(NAMED_ROOT_URL, timeout=30)
+    resp.raise_for_status()
+
+    # the last line misses newline character, named ensures all lines have posix ends
+    internic_content = resp.text + "\n"
+
+    named = isctest.vars.ALL["NAMED"]
+    cmd = isctest.run.cmd([named, "-H"])
+    builtin_content = cmd.out
+
+    assert (
+        internic_content == builtin_content
+    ), "Built-in root hints differ from official named.root"