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NAME
       named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking
       tool

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



BIND9                     June 14, 2000        NAMED-CHECKCONF(8)