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<info>
<date>2014-01-10</date>
</info>
<refentryinfo>
<corpname>ISC</corpname>
<corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.</corpauthor>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle><application>named-checkconf</application></refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<docinfo>
<copyright>
<year>2000</year>
<year>2001</year>
<year>2002</year>
<year>2004</year>
<year>2005</year>
<year>2007</year>
<year>2009</year>
<year>2014</year>
<year>2015</year>
<year>2016</year>
<holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
</copyright>
</docinfo>
<refnamediv>
<refname><application>named-checkconf</application></refname>
<refpurpose>named configuration file syntax checking tool</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis sepchar=" ">
<command>named-checkconf</command>
<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-hjvz</option></arg>
<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-p</option>
<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-x</option>
</arg></arg>
<arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat"><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg choice="req" rep="norepeat">filename</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsection><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info>
<para><command>named-checkconf</command>
checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a
<command>named</command> configuration file. The file is parsed
and checked for syntax errors, along with all files included by it.
If no file is specified, <filename>/etc/named.conf</filename> is read
by default.
</para>
<para>
Note: files that <command>named</command> reads in separate
parser contexts, such as <filename>rndc.key</filename> and
<filename>bind.keys</filename>, are not automatically read
by <command>named-checkconf</command>. Configuration
errors in these files may cause <command>named</command> to
fail to run, even if <command>named-checkconf</command> was
successful. <command>named-checkconf</command> can be run
on these files explicitly, however.
</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><info><title>OPTIONS</title></info>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>-h</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Print the usage summary and exit.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-j</term>
<listitem>
<para>
When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-p</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Print out the <filename>named.conf</filename> and included files
in canonical form if no errors were detected.
See also the <option>-x</option> option.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Chroot to <filename>directory</filename> so that include
directives in the configuration file are processed as if
run by a similarly chrooted <command>named</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-v</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Print the version of the <command>named-checkconf</command>
program and exit.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-x</term>
<listitem>
<para>
When printing the configuration files in canonical
form, obscure shared secrets by replacing them with
strings of question marks ('?'). This allows the
contents of <filename>named.conf</filename> and related
files to be shared &mdash; for example, when submitting
bug reports &mdash; without compromising private data.
This option cannot be used without <option>-p</option>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>-z</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Perform a test load of all master zones found in
<filename>named.conf</filename>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>filename</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not
specified, it defaults to <filename>/etc/named.conf</filename>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
<refsection><info><title>RETURN VALUES</title></info>
<para><command>named-checkconf</command>
returns an exit status of 1 if
errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
</para>
</refsection>
<refsection><info><title>SEE ALSO</title></info>
<para><citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>named</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>named-checkzone</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citetitle>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</citetitle>.
</para>
</refsection>
</refentry>