NAME
named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking tool
SYNOPSIS
named-checkconf
[ -hjvz] [-p [-x ]]
[-t directory] {filename}
DESCRIPTION
named-checkconf checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a
named configuration file. The file is parsed and checked for syntax
errors, along with all files included by it. If no file is specified,
/etc/named.conf is read by default.
Note: files that
named reads in separate parser contexts, such as
rndc.key and bind.keys, are not automatically read by
named-checkconf.
Configuration errors in these files may cause
named to fail to run,
even if
named-checkconf was successful.
named-checkconf can be
run on these files explicitly, however.
OPTIONS
-h
Print the usage summary and exit.
-j
When loading a zonefile read the journal if it
exists.
-p
Print out the named.conf and included files in
canonical form if no errors were detected. See also the -x
option.
-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.
-x
When printing the configuration files in
canonical form, obscure shared secrets by replacing them with strings of
question marks ('?'). This allows the contents of named.conf and related files
to be shared — for example, when submitting bug reports — without
compromising private data. This option cannot be used without -p.
-z
Perform a test load of all master zones found
in named.conf.
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),
named-checkzone(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference
Manual.
AUTHOR
Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2014-2016 Internet Systems Consortium,
Inc. ("ISC")
Copyright © 2000-2002 Internet Software Consortium.