| unbound-checkconf(8) | unbound 1.23.1 | unbound-checkconf(8) | 
NAME¶
unbound-checkconf - Check Unbound configuration file for errors.
SYNOPSIS¶
unbound-checkconf [-h] [-f] [-q] [-o option] [cfgfile]
DESCRIPTION¶
Unbound-checkconf checks the configuration file for the unbound(8) DNS resolver for syntax and other errors. The config file syntax is described in unbound.conf(5).
The available options are:
- -h
 - Show the version and commandline option help.
 - -f
 - Print full pathname, with chroot applied to it. Use with the -o option.
 - -o option
 - If given, after checking the config file the value of this option is printed to stdout. For "" (disabled) options an empty line is printed.
 - -q
 - Make the operation quiet, suppress output on success.
 - cfgfile
 - The config file to read with settings for Unbound. It is checked. If omitted, the config file at the default location is checked.
 
EXIT CODE¶
The unbound-checkconf program exits with status code 1 on error, 0 for a correct config file.
FILES¶
- /etc/unbound/unbound.conf
 - Unbound configuration file.
 
SEE ALSO¶
| July 16, 2025 | NLnet Labs |