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"NAMED-CHECKCONF" 8 "June 14, 2000" "" ""
NAME
named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking tool
"SYNOPSIS"

16 named-checkconf [-v] [-j] [-t directory] {filename} [-z]

"DESCRIPTION"

named-checkconf checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named configuration file.

"OPTIONS"

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

-v Print the version of the named-checkconf program and exit.

-z Perform a check load the master zonefiles found in named.conf.

-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 /etc/named.conf.

"RETURN VALUES"

named-checkconf returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise.

"SEE ALSO"

named(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

"AUTHOR"

Internet Systems Consortium