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e802abbda8c322f24d47835734f4a793ef15ddc8Tim Haley<h2>Name</h2>
e802abbda8c322f24d47835734f4a793ef15ddc8Tim Haley<p><span class="application">named-checkconf</span> &#8212; named configuration file syntax checking tool</p>
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e802abbda8c322f24d47835734f4a793ef15ddc8Tim Haley<h2>Synopsis</h2>
<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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<a name="id2513995"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
      checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named
      configuration file.
    </p>
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<a name="id2514007"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
<div class="variablelist"><dl>
<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p>
            chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that
            include
            directives in the configuration file are processed as if
            run by a similarly chrooted named.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
            program and exit.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-z</span></dt>
<dd><p>
            Perform a check load the master zonefiles found in
            <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
<dd><p>
            When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
          </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
<dd><p>
            The name of the configuration file to be checked.  If not
            specified, it defaults to <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>.
          </p></dd>
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<a name="id2514168"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
      returns an exit status of 1 if
      errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
    </p>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2514180"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
      <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
    </p>
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<div class="refsect1" lang="en">
<a name="id2514269"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
<p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
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