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28 <p><span class="application">named-checkconf</span> — named configuration file syntax checking tool</p>
30 <div class="refsynopsisdiv">
32 <div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">named-checkconf</code> [<code class="option">-h</code>] [<code class="option">-v</code>] [<code class="option">-j</code>] [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>] {filename} [<code class="option">-p</code>] [<code class="option">-x</code>] [<code class="option">-z</code>]</p></div>
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35 <a name="id2543403"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
36 <p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
37 checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a
38 <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> configuration file. The file is parsed
39 and checked for syntax errors, along with all files included by it.
40 If no file is specified, <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code> is read
44 Note: files that <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> reads in separate
45 parser contexts, such as <code class="filename">rndc.key</code> and
46 <code class="filename">bind.keys</code>, are not automatically read
47 by <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>. Configuration
48 errors in these files may cause <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> to
49 fail to run, even if <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> was
50 successful. <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> can be run
51 on these files explicitly, however.
54 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
55 <a name="id2543452"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
56 <div class="variablelist"><dl>
57 <dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
59 Print the usage summary and exit.
61 <dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
63 Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that include
64 directives in the configuration file are processed as if
65 run by a similarly chrooted named.
67 <dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
69 Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
72 <dt><span class="term">-p</span></dt>
74 Print out the <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and included files
75 in canonical form if no errors were detected.
77 <dt><span class="term">-x</span></dt>
79 When printing the configuration files in canonical
80 form, obscure shared secrets by replacing them with
81 strings of question marks ('?'). This allows the
82 contents of <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and related
83 files to be shared — for example, when submitting
84 bug reports — without compromising private data.
85 This option cannot be used without <code class="option">-p</code>.
87 <dt><span class="term">-z</span></dt>
89 Perform a test load of all master zones found in
90 <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
92 <dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
94 When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
96 <dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
98 The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not
99 specified, it defaults to <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>.
103 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
104 <a name="id2543596"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
105 <p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
106 returns an exit status of 1 if
107 errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
110 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
111 <a name="id2543608"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
112 <p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
113 <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span>(8)</span>,
114 <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
117 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
118 <a name="id2543638"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
119 <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>