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6247N/A<h2>Name</h2>
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6247N/A <span class="application">named-checkconf</span>
6247N/A &#8212; named configuration file syntax checking tool
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6198N/A<h2>Synopsis</h2>
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6198N/A <code class="command">named-checkconf</code>
6198N/A [<code class="option">-hjvz</code>]
6198N/A [<code class="option">-p</code>
6198N/A [<code class="option">-x</code>
6198N/A ]]
6198N/A [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>]
6198N/A {filename}
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6198N/A<a name="id-1.14.21.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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6198N/A <p><span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span>
6198N/A checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a
6198N/A <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> configuration file. The file is parsed
6198N/A and checked for syntax errors, along with all files included by it.
6198N/A If no file is specified, <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code> is read
6198N/A by default.
6198N/A </p>
6198N/A <p>
6198N/A Note: files that <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> reads in separate
6198N/A parser contexts, such as <code class="filename">rndc.key</code> and
6198N/A <code class="filename">bind.keys</code>, are not automatically read
6198N/A by <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span>. Configuration
errors in these files may cause <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> to
fail to run, even if <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span> was
successful. <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span> can be run
on these files explicitly, however.
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<a name="id-1.14.21.8"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
<div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist">
<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
Print the usage summary and exit.
</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">-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.
See also the <code class="option">-x</code> option.
</p>
</dd>
<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 <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">-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">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-1.14.21.9"></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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<a name="id-1.14.21.10"></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>.
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