.\" Man page generated from reStructuredText.
.
.TH "NAMED-CHECKCONF" "8" "@RELEASE_DATE@" "@BIND9_VERSION@" "BIND 9"
.SH NAME
named-checkconf \- named configuration file syntax checking tool
.
.nr rst2man-indent-level 0
.
.de1 rstReportMargin
\\$1 \\n[an-margin]
level \\n[rst2man-indent-level]
level margin: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
-
\\n[rst2man-indent0]
\\n[rst2man-indent1]
\\n[rst2man-indent2]
..
.de1 INDENT
.\" .rstReportMargin pre:
. RS \\$1
. nr rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level] \\n[an-margin]
. nr rst2man-indent-level +1
.\" .rstReportMargin post:
..
.de UNINDENT
. RE
.\" indent \\n[an-margin]
.\" old: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
.nr rst2man-indent-level -1
.\" new: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
.in \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]u
..
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
\fBnamed\-checkconf\fP [\fB\-chjlvz\fP] [\fB\-p\fP [\fB\-x\fP ]] [\fB\-t\fP directory] {filename}
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
\fBnamed\-checkconf\fP checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a
\fBnamed\fP configuration file. The file is parsed and checked for syntax
errors, along with all files included by it. If no file is specified,
\fB/etc/named.conf\fP is read by default.
.sp
Note: files that \fBnamed\fP reads in separate parser contexts, such as
\fBrndc.key\fP and \fBbind.keys\fP, are not automatically read by
\fBnamed\-checkconf\fP\&. Configuration errors in these files may cause
\fBnamed\fP to fail to run, even if \fBnamed\-checkconf\fP was successful.
\fBnamed\-checkconf\fP can be run on these files explicitly, however.
.SH OPTIONS
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
\fB\-h\fP
Print the usage summary and exit.
.TP
\fB\-j\fP
When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
.TP
\fB\-l\fP
List all the configured zones. Each line of output contains the zone
name, class (e.g. IN), view, and type (e.g. master or slave).
.TP
\fB\-c\fP
Check "core" configuration only. This suppresses the loading of
plugin modules, and causes all parameters to \fBplugin\fP statements to
be ignored.
.TP
\fB\-i\fP
Ignore warnings on deprecated options.
.TP
\fB\-p\fP
Print out the \fBnamed.conf\fP and included files in canonical form if
no errors were detected. See also the \fB\-x\fP option.
.TP
\fB\-t\fP directory
Chroot to \fBdirectory\fP so that include directives in the
configuration file are processed as if run by a similarly chrooted
\fBnamed\fP\&.
.TP
\fB\-v\fP
Print the version of the \fBnamed\-checkconf\fP program and exit.
.TP
\fB\-x\fP
When printing the configuration files in canonical form, obscure
shared secrets by replacing them with strings of question marks
(\(aq?\(aq). This allows the contents of \fBnamed.conf\fP and related files
to be shared MDASH for example, when submitting bug reports MDASH
without compromising private data. This option cannot be used without
\fB\-p\fP\&.
.TP
\fB\-z\fP
Perform a test load of all master zones found in \fBnamed.conf\fP\&.
.TP
.B filename
The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not specified,
it defaults to \fB/etc/named.conf\fP\&.
.UNINDENT
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
\fBnamed\-checkconf\fP returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected
and 0 otherwise.
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
\fBnamed(8)\fP, \fBnamed\-checkzone(8)\fP, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.
.SH AUTHOR
Internet Systems Consortium
.SH COPYRIGHT
2020, Internet Systems Consortium
.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
.