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named-checkconf

Name

named-checkconf -- named configuration file syntax checking tool

Synopsis

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

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.

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 Software Consortium

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