Name

named-checkconf — named configuration file syntax checking tool

Synopsis

named-checkconf [-v] [-j] [-t directory] {filename} [-z]

DESCRIPTION

named-checkconf checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a named configuration file.

OPTIONS

-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 named-checkconf program and exit.

-z

Perform a check load the master zonefiles 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

named-checkconf returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise.

SEE ALSO

named(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

AUTHOR

Internet Systems Consortium