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274N/A <refentryinfo>
274N/A <date>June 14, 2000</date>
274N/A </refentryinfo>
274N/A
274N/A <refmeta>
274N/A <refentrytitle><application>named-checkconf</application></refentrytitle>
274N/A <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
274N/A <refmiscinfo>BIND9</refmiscinfo>
274N/A </refmeta>
274N/A
274N/A <refnamediv>
274N/A <refname><application>named-checkconf</application></refname>
274N/A <refpurpose>named configuration file syntax checking tool</refpurpose>
274N/A </refnamediv>
274N/A
274N/A <refsynopsisdiv>
274N/A <cmdsynopsis>
274N/A <command>named-checkconf</command>
274N/A <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
274N/A <arg><option>-j</option></arg>
274N/A <arg><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></arg>
274N/A <arg choice="req">filename</arg>
274N/A <arg><option>-z</option></arg>
274N/A </cmdsynopsis>
274N/A </refsynopsisdiv>
274N/A
274N/A <refsect1>
274N/A <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
274N/A <para>
274N/A <command>named-checkconf</command> checks the syntax, but not
274N/A the semantics, of a named configuration file.
274N/A </para>
274N/A </refsect1>
274N/A
274N/A <refsect1>
<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.
</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 Software Consortium</corpauthor>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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