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fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<a name="man.named-checkconf"></a><div class="titlepage"></div>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<div class="refnamediv">
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<h2>Name</h2>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<p><span class="application">named-checkconf</span> &#8212; named configuration file syntax checking tool</p>
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fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<div class="refsynopsisdiv">
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<h2>Synopsis</h2>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">named-checkconf</code> [<code class="option">-h</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">-p</code>] [<code class="option">-x</code>] [<code class="option">-z</code>]</p></div>
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fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<div class="refsection">
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<a name="id-1.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<p><span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> configuration file. The file is parsed
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens and checked for syntax errors, along with all files included by it.
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens If no file is specified, <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code> is read
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens by default.
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens </p>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<p>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens Note: files that <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> reads in separate
c1379625401dfbe1c39b79136dd384a571d47fdeJustin T. Gibbs parser contexts, such as <code class="filename">rndc.key</code> and
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens <code class="filename">bind.keys</code>, are not automatically read
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens by <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span>. Configuration
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens errors in these files may cause <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> to
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens fail to run, even if <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span> was
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens successful. <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span> can be run
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens on these files explicitly, however.
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens </p>
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fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<div class="refsection">
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<a name="id-1.8"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
7014882c6a3672fd0e5d60200af8643ae53c5928Richard Lowe<div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
7014882c6a3672fd0e5d60200af8643ae53c5928Richard Lowe<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<dd><p>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens Print the usage summary and exit.
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens </p></dd>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens<dd><p>
fa9e4066f08beec538e775443c5be79dd423fcabahrens Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that include
directives in the configuration file are processed as if
run by a similarly chrooted <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Print the version of the <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span>
program and exit.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-p</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Print out the <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and included files
in canonical form if no errors were detected.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-x</span></dt>
<dd><p>
When printing the configuration files in canonical
form, obscure shared secrets by replacing them with
strings of question marks ('?'). This allows the
contents of <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and related
files to be shared &#8212; for example, when submitting
bug reports &#8212; without compromising private data.
This option cannot be used without <code class="option">-p</code>.
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">-z</span></dt>
<dd><p>
Perform a test load of all master zones 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>
</dl></div>
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<a name="id-1.9"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
<p><span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span>
returns an exit status of 1 if
errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
</p>
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<div class="refsection">
<a name="id-1.10"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span>(8)</span>,
<em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
</p>
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