contrib/bind-9.3/bin/check/named-checkconf.html

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  27 <h2>Name</h2>
  28 <p><span class="application">named-checkconf</span> &#8212; named configuration file syntax checking tool</p>
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  30 <div class="refsynopsisdiv">
  31 <h2>Synopsis</h2>
  32 <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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  34 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  35 <a name="id2549430"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
  36 <p>
  37         <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> checks the syntax, but not
  38         the semantics, of a named configuration file.
  39     </p>
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  41 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  42 <a name="id2549443"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
  43 <div class="variablelist"><dl>
  44 <dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt>
  45 <dd><p>
  46               chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that include
  47               directives in the configuration file are processed as if
  48               run by a similarly chrooted named.
  49           </p></dd>
  50 <dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt>
  51 <dd><p>
  52               Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>
  53               program and exit.
  54           </p></dd>
  55 <dt><span class="term">-z</span></dt>
  56 <dd><p>
  57               Perform a check load the master zonefiles found in
  58               <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
  59           </p></dd>
  60 <dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt>
  61 <dd><p>
  62               When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
  63           </p></dd>
  64 <dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
  65 <dd><p>
  66                The name of the configuration file to be checked.  If not
  67                specified, it defaults to <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>.
  68           </p></dd>
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  71 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  72 <a name="id2549534"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
  73 <p>
  74         <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> returns an exit status of 1 if
  75         errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
  76     </p>
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  78 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  79 <a name="id2549547"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
  80 <p>
  81       <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>,
  82       <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>.
  83     </p>
  84 </div>
  85 <div class="refsect1" lang="en">
  86 <a name="id2549639"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2>
  87 <p>
  88         <span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span>
  89     </p>
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