Thread: Linux Commands for checking errors in server config files

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Postfix - Warn about bad directory/file ownership or permissions, and create missing directories
Code:
postfix check
Postfix - Enable verbose logging for debugging purposes
Code:
postfix -vv
OpenSSH SSHD server check for syntax error:
Code:
sshd -t
Lighttpd web server - check for syntax errors:
Code:
lighttpd -t  -f /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
nginx web server - check for syntax errors:
Code:
nginx -c /etc/nginx/nginx.conf -t
Apache show parsed settings for vhosts
Code:
 httpd -t -D DUMP_VHOSTS
FreeBSD / OpenBSD pf firewall syntax checking:
Code:
 pfctl -nf /etc/pf.conf
Check syntax error for TCPD (tcp wrapper config file)
Code:
tcpdchk
tcpdchk -v
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