This a utility for importing DNS zones into existing server. Zones can be read either from a zone file or fetched directly from DNS using zone transfer.
import-zone [--help] [OPTIONS] {servername} {zone} [zone file]
| option | description |
|---|---|
| --nameserver=server | Use this nameserver for zone transder (argument must be either IP number or domainname). |
| --zone=name | Insert hosts into this parent zone, instead of generating new zone. |
| --group=name | Assign new hosts into this group. |
| --verbose | Make program to display more verbose output. |
Normally import-zone command generates a new zone in Sauron, but with --zone option it is possible to import only the hosts from a zone into that zone's parent zone (which must already exist in Sauron).