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7042N/A<refentry>
7042N/A  <refentryinfo>
7042N/A    <date>June 14, 2000</date>
7042N/A  </refentryinfo>
7042N/A
7042N/A  <refmeta>
7042N/A    <refentrytitle><application>named-checkconf</application></refentrytitle>
7042N/A    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
7042N/A    <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
7042N/A  </refmeta>
7042N/A
7042N/A  <docinfo>
7042N/A    <copyright>
7042N/A      <year>2004</year>
7042N/A      <year>2005</year>
7042N/A      <holder>Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")</holder>
7042N/A    </copyright>
7042N/A    <copyright>
7042N/A      <year>2000</year>
7042N/A      <year>2001</year>
7042N/A      <year>2002</year>
7042N/A      <holder>Internet Software Consortium</holder>
7042N/A    </copyright>
7042N/A  </docinfo>
7042N/A
7042N/A  <refnamediv>
7042N/A    <refname><application>named-checkconf</application></refname>
7042N/A    <refpurpose>named configuration file syntax checking tool</refpurpose>
7042N/A  </refnamediv>
7042N/A
7042N/A  <refsynopsisdiv>
7042N/A    <cmdsynopsis>
7042N/A      <command>named-checkconf</command>
7042N/A      <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
7042N/A      <arg><option>-j</option></arg>
7042N/A      <arg><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
7042N/A      <arg choice="req">filename</arg>
7042N/A      <arg><option>-z</option></arg>
7042N/A    </cmdsynopsis>
7042N/A  </refsynopsisdiv>
7042N/A
7042N/A  <refsect1>
7042N/A    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
7042N/A    <para><command>named-checkconf</command>
7042N/A      checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named
7042N/A      configuration file.
7042N/A    </para>
7042N/A  </refsect1>
7042N/A
7042N/A  <refsect1>
7042N/A    <title>OPTIONS</title>

    <variablelist>
      <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 named.
          </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>-z</term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Perform a check load the master zonefiles found in
            <filename>named.conf</filename>.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>-j</term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
          </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>

  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
    <para><command>named-checkconf</command>
      returns an exit status of 1 if
      errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para><citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>named</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citetitle>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</citetitle>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>AUTHOR</title>
    <para><corpauthor>Internet Systems Consortium</corpauthor>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

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