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The file is parsed 39*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek and checked for syntax errors, along with all files included by it. 40*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek If no file is specified, <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code> is read 41*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek by default. 42*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p> 43*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<p> 44*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek Note: files that <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> reads in separate 45*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek parser contexts, such as <code class="filename">rndc.key</code> and 46*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek <code class="filename">bind.keys</code>, are not automatically read 47*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek by <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>. Configuration 48*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek errors in these files may cause <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> to 49*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek fail to run, even if <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> was 50*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek successful. <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> can be run 51*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek on these files explicitly, however. 52*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p> 53*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek</div> 54*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> 55*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<a name="id2543460"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2> 56*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<div class="variablelist"><dl> 57*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt> 58*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dd><p> 59*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek Print the usage summary and exit. 60*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p></dd> 61*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt> 62*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dd><p> 63*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that include 64*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek directives in the configuration file are processed as if 65*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek run by a similarly chrooted named. 66*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p></dd> 67*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt> 68*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dd><p> 69*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> 70*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek program and exit. 71*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p></dd> 72*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dt><span class="term">-p</span></dt> 73*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dd><p> 74*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek Print out the <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and included files 75*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek in canonical form if no errors were detected. 76*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p></dd> 77*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dt><span class="term">-x</span></dt> 78*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dd><p> 79*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek When printing the configuration files in canonical 80*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek form, obscure shared secrets by replacing them with 81*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek strings of question marks ('?'). This allows the 82*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek contents of <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and related 83*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek files to be shared — for example, when submitting 84*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek bug reports — without compromising private data. 85*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek This option cannot be used without <code class="option">-p</code>. 86*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p></dd> 87*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dt><span class="term">-z</span></dt> 88*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dd><p> 89*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek Perform a test load of all master zones found in 90*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek <code class="filename">named.conf</code>. 91*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p></dd> 92*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt> 93*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dd><p> 94*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists. 95*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p></dd> 96*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt> 97*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<dd><p> 98*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not 99*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek specified, it defaults to <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>. 100*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p></dd> 101*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek</dl></div> 102*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek</div> 103*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> 104*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<a name="id2543604"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2> 105*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> 106*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek returns an exit status of 1 if 107*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek errors were detected and 0 otherwise. 108*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p> 109*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek</div> 110*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> 111*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<a name="id2543616"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2> 112*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>, 113*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span>(8)</span>, 114*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>. 115*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p> 116*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek</div> 117*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> 118*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<a name="id2543645"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2> 119*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek<p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span> 120*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek </p> 121*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek</div> 122*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek</div></body> 123*00b67f09SDavid van Moolenbroek</html> 124