named-checkconf(1M)					  System Administration Commands				       named-checkconf(1M)

NAME

       named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking tool

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -t directory    Change  the  root  directory to directory so that include directives in the configuration file are processed as if run by a
		       named configuration whose root directory has been similarly changed.

       -v	       Print the version of the named-checkconf program and exit.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       filename        The name of the configuration file to be checked. If not specified, it defaults to /etc/named.conf.

EXIT STATUS

       0	No errors were detected.

       1	An error was detected.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       |Availability		     |SUNWbind9 		   |
       |Interface Stability	     |External			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       named(1M), named.conf(4), attributes(5)

       BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual

NOTES

       Source for BIND9 is available in the SUNWbind9S package.

SunOS 5.10							    15 Dec 2004 					       named-checkconf(1M)