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0N/A>named-checkconf</SPAN
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0N/A><A
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0N/A>Name</H2
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0N/A>named-checkconf</SPAN
0N/A>&nbsp;--&nbsp;named configuration file syntax checking tool</DIV
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0N/A><H2
0N/A>Synopsis</H2
0N/A><P
0N/A><B
0N/ACLASS="COMMAND"
0N/A>named-checkconf</B
0N/A> [<TT
0N/ACLASS="OPTION"
0N/A>-v</TT
0N/A>] [<TT
0N/ACLASS="OPTION"
0N/A>-j</TT
0N/A>] [<TT
0N/ACLASS="OPTION"
0N/A>-t <TT
0N/ACLASS="REPLACEABLE"
0N/A><I
0N/A>directory</I
0N/A></TT
0N/A></TT
0N/A>] {filename} [<TT
0N/ACLASS="OPTION"
0N/A>-z</TT
0N/A>]</P
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0N/A><A
0N/ANAME="AEN26"
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0N/A><H2
0N/A>DESCRIPTION</H2
0N/A><P
0N/A> <B
0N/ACLASS="COMMAND"
0N/A>named-checkconf</B
0N/A> checks the syntax, but not
0N/A the semantics, of a named configuration file.
0N/A </P
0N/A></DIV
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0N/A><A
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0N/A><H2
0N/A>OPTIONS</H2
0N/A><P
0N/A></P
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82N/A><DT
82N/A>-t <TT
82N/ACLASS="REPLACEABLE"
82N/A><I
99N/A>directory</I
82N/A></TT
0N/A></DT
0N/A><DD
0N/A><P
0N/A> chroot to <TT
0N/ACLASS="FILENAME"
0N/A>directory</TT
0N/A> so that include
0N/A directives in the configuration file are processed as if
0N/A run by a similarly chrooted named.
0N/A </P
0N/A></DD
0N/A><DT
0N/A>-v</DT
0N/A><DD
0N/A><P
0N/A> Print the version of the <B
0N/ACLASS="COMMAND"
0N/A>named-checkconf</B
0N/A>
0N/A program and exit.
0N/A </P
0N/A></DD
0N/A><DT
0N/A>-z</DT
0N/A><DD
0N/A><P
0N/A> Perform a check load the master zonefiles found in
0N/A <TT
0N/ACLASS="FILENAME"
113N/A>named.conf</TT
0N/A>.
0N/A </P
0N/A></DD
0N/A><DT
113N/A>-j</DT
0N/A><DD
0N/A><P
0N/A> When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
0N/A </P
0N/A></DD
0N/A><DT
0N/A>filename</DT
0N/A><DD
0N/A><P
0N/A> The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not
0N/A specified, it defaults to <TT
0N/ACLASS="FILENAME"
0N/A>/etc/named.conf</TT
0N/A>.
0N/A </P
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0N/A>RETURN VALUES</H2
0N/A><P
0N/A> <B
0N/ACLASS="COMMAND"
0N/A>named-checkconf</B
0N/A> returns an exit status of 1 if
0N/A errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
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0N/A><A
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0N/A>SEE ALSO</H2
0N/A><P
0N/A> <SPAN
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0N/A><SPAN
CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
>named</SPAN
>(8)</SPAN
>,
<I
CLASS="CITETITLE"
>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</I
>.
</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN69"
></A
><H2
>AUTHOR</H2
><P
> Internet Software Consortium
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