NAME

named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking tool

SYNOPSIS

nnaammeedd--cchheecckkccoonnff [--hh] [--vv] [--jj] [--tt _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y] {filename} [--pp] [--zz]

DESCRIPTION

nnaammeedd--cchheecckkccoonnff checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a nnaammeedd configuration file. The file is parsed and checked for syntax errors, along with all files included by it. If no file is specified, _/_e_t_c_/_n_a_m_e_d_._c_o_n_f is read by default.

Note: files that nnaammeedd reads in separate parser contexts, such as _r_n_d_c_._k_e_y and _b_i_n_d_._k_e_y_s, are not automatically read by nnaammeedd--cchheecckkccoonnff. Configuration errors in these files may cause nnaammeedd to fail to run, even if nnaammeedd--cchheecckkccoonnff was successful. nnaammeedd--cchheecckkccoonnff can be run on these files explicitly, however.

OPTIONS

-h Print the usage summary and exit.

-t _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y Chroot to _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y so that include directives in the configuration file are processed as if run by a similarly chrooted named.

-v Print the version of the nnaammeedd--cchheecckkccoonnff program and exit.

-p Print out the _n_a_m_e_d_._c_o_n_f and included files in canonical form if no errors were detected.

-z Perform a test load of all master zones found in _n_a_m_e_d_._c_o_n_f.

-j When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.

filename The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not specified, it defaults to _/_e_t_c_/_n_a_m_e_d_._c_o_n_f.

RETURN VALUES

nnaammeedd--cchheecckkccoonnff returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise.

SEE ALSO

nnaammeedd(8), nnaammeedd--cchheecckkzzoonnee(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

AUTHOR

Internet Systems Consortium

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