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<h2>Name</h2>
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<p>
    <span class="application">named-checkconf</span>
     &#8212; named configuration file syntax checking tool
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
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    <div class="cmdsynopsis"><p>
      <code class="command">named-checkconf</code>
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       [<code class="option">-chjlvz</code>]
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       [<code class="option">-p</code>
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	 [<code class="option">-x</code>
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       [<code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>directory</code></em></code>]
       {filename}
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<a name="id-1.13.22.7"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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    <p><span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span>
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      checks the syntax, but not the semantics, of a
      <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> configuration file.  The file is parsed
      and checked for syntax errors, along with all files included by it.
      If no file is specified, <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code> is read
      by default.
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    <p>
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      Note: files that <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> reads in separate
      parser contexts, such as <code class="filename">rndc.key</code> and
      <code class="filename">bind.keys</code>, are not automatically read
      by <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span>.  Configuration
      errors in these files may cause <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span> to
      fail to run, even if <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span> was
      successful.  <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span> can be run
      on these files explicitly, however.
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<a name="id-1.13.22.8"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2>
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<dt><span class="term">-h</span></dt>
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            Print the usage summary and exit.
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            When loading a zonefile read the journal if it exists.
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            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).
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<dt><span class="term">-c</span></dt>
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	    Check "core" configuration only. This suppresses the loading
	    of plugin modules, and causes all parameters to
	    <span class="command"><strong>plugin</strong></span> statements to be ignored.
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	    Print out the <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and included files
	    in canonical form if no errors were detected.
            See also the <code class="option">-x</code> option.
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            Chroot to <code class="filename">directory</code> so that include
            directives in the configuration file are processed as if
            run by a similarly chrooted <span class="command"><strong>named</strong></span>.
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            Print the version of the <span class="command"><strong>named-checkconf</strong></span>
            program and exit.
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	    When printing the configuration files in canonical
            form, obscure shared secrets by replacing them with
            strings of question marks ('?'). This allows the
            contents of <code class="filename">named.conf</code> and related
            files to be shared &#8212; for example, when submitting
            bug reports &#8212; without compromising private data.
            This option cannot be used without <code class="option">-p</code>.
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	    Perform a test load of all master zones found in
	    <code class="filename">named.conf</code>.
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<dt><span class="term">filename</span></dt>
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            The name of the configuration file to be checked.  If not
            specified, it defaults to <code class="filename">/etc/named.conf</code>.
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<a name="id-1.13.22.9"></a><h2>RETURN VALUES</h2>
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      returns an exit status of 1 if
      errors were detected and 0 otherwise.
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        <span class="refentrytitle">named</span>(8)
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        <span class="refentrytitle">named-checkzone</span>(8)
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