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The file is parsed 39 and checked for syntax errors, along with all files included by it. 40 If no file is specified, <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code> is read 41 by default. 42 </p> 43<p> 44 Note: files that <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> reads in separate 45 parser contexts, such as <code class="filename">rndc.key</code> and 46 <code class="filename">bind.keys</code>, are not automatically read 47 by <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span>. Configuration 48 errors in these files may cause <span><strong class="command">named</strong></span> to 49 fail to run, even if <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> was 50 successful. <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> can be run 51 on these files explicitly, however. 52 </p> 53</div> 54<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> 55<a name="id2543452"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2> 56<div class="variablelist"><dl> 57<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt> 58<dd><p> 59 Print the usage summary and exit. 60 </p></dd> 61<dt><span class="term">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></span></dt> 62<dd><p> 63 Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that include 64 directives in the configuration file are processed as if 65 run by a similarly chrooted named. 66 </p></dd> 67<dt><span class="term">-v</span></dt> 68<dd><p> 69 Print the version of the <span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> 70 program and exit. 71 </p></dd> 72<dt><span class="term">-p</span></dt> 73<dd><p> 74 Print out the <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and included files 75 in canonical form if no errors were detected. 76 </p></dd> 77<dt><span class="term">-x</span></dt> 78<dd><p> 79 When printing the configuration files in canonical 80 form, obscure shared secrets by replacing them with 81 strings of question marks ('?'). This allows the 82 contents of <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and related 83 files to be shared — for example, when submitting 84 bug reports — without compromising private data. 85 This option cannot be used without <code class="option">-p</code>. 86 </p></dd> 87<dt><span class="term">-z</span></dt> 88<dd><p> 89 Perform a test load of all master zones found in 90 <code class="filename">named.conf</code>. 91 </p></dd> 92<dt><span class="term">-j</span></dt> 93<dd><p> 94 When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists. 95 </p></dd> 96<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt> 97<dd><p> 98 The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not 99 specified, it defaults to <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>. 100 </p></dd> 101</dl></div> 102</div> 103<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> 104<a name="id2543596"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2> 105<p><span><strong class="command">named-checkconf</strong></span> 106 returns an exit status of 1 if 107 errors were detected and 0 otherwise. 108 </p> 109</div> 110<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> 111<a name="id2543608"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2> 112<p><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)</span>, 113 <span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span>(8)</span>, 114 <em class="citetitle">BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</em>. 115 </p> 116</div> 117<div class="refsect1" lang="en"> 118<a name="id2543638"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2> 119<p><span class="corpauthor">Internet Systems Consortium</span> 120 </p> 121</div> 122</div></body> 123</html> 124