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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")



BIND9                            June 14, 2000              NAMED-CHECKCONF(8)