NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking
       tool

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

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

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       named-checkconf checks the syntax, but not the  semantics,
       of a named configuration file.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       -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    [Toc]    [Back]

       named-checkconf returns an exit status of 1 if errors were
       detected and 0 otherwise.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       named(8), BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Internet Software Consortium


BIND9                     June 14, 2000                         1