NAMED-CHECKCONF(8) BIND9 NAMED-CHECKCONF(8)

NAME
       named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking tool

SYNOPSIS
       nnaammeedd-cchheecckkccoonnff [-vv] [-jj] [-tt directory] {filename} [-zz]

DESCRIPTION
       nnaammeedd-cchheecckkccoonnff checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named
       configuration file.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       -t directory
           Chroot to directory so that include directives in the configuration
           file are processed as if run by a similarly chrooted named.

       -v
           Print the version of the nnaammeedd-cchheecckkccoonnff program and exit.

       -z
           Perform a test load of all master zones found in named.conf.

       -j
           When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.

       filename
           The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not specified,
           it defaults to /etc/named.conf.

RETURN VALUES
       nnaammeedd-cchheecckkccoonnff returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and
       0 otherwise.

SEE ALSO
       nnaammeedd(8), nnaammeedd-cchheecckkzzoonnee(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

AUTHOR       Internet Systems Consortium

COPYRIGHT       Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2007 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.
       ("ISC")
       Copyright (C) 2000-2003 Internet Software Consortium.



BIND9                            June 14, 2000              NAMED-CHECKCONF(8)