contrib/bind9/bin/check/named-checkconf.html

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  27 <h2>Name</h2>
  28 <p><span class="application">named-checkconf</span> &#8212; named configuration file syntax checking tool</p>
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  30 <div class="refsynopsisdiv">
  31 <h2>Synopsis</h2>
  32 <div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">named-checkconf</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">-z</code>]</p></div>
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  34 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  35 <a name="id2543383"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
  36 <p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
  37       checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named
  38       configuration file.
  39     </p>
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  41 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  42 <a name="id2543395"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
  43 <div class="variablelist"><dl>
  44 <dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
  45 <dd><p>
  46             Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
  47             include
  48             directives in the configuration file are processed as if
  49             run by a similarly chrooted named.
  50           </p></dd>
  51 <dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
  52 <dd><p>
  53             Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
  54             program and exit.
  55           </p></dd>
  56 <dt><span class="term">-z</span></dt>
  57 <dd><p>
  58             Perform a test load of all master zones found in
  59             <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
  60           </p></dd>
  61 <dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
  62 <dd><p>
  63             When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
  64           </p></dd>
  65 <dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
  66 <dd><p>
  67             The name of the configuration file to be checked.  If not
  68             specified, it defaults to <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>.
  69           </p></dd>
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  72 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  73 <a name="id2543489"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
  74 <p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
  75       returns an exit status of 1 if
  76       errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
  77     </p>
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  79 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  80 <a name="id2543500"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
  81 <p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
  82       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span>(8)</span>,
  83       <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
  84     </p>
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  86 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  87 <a name="id2543530"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
  88 <p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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