---
name: "crm_verify"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pacemaker-cli-utils"
version: "3.0.0-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/crm_verify"
---

# crm\_verify(8)

Part of the Pacemaker cluster resource manager

## NAME

Pacemaker - Part of the Pacemaker cluster resource manager

## SYNOPSIS

crm\_verify \[\<options\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

Check a Pacemaker configuration for errors

Check the well-formedness of a complete Pacemaker XML configuration, its conformance to the configured schema, and the presence of common misconfigurations. Problems reported as errors must be fixed before the cluster will work properly. It is left to the administrator to decide whether to fix problems reported as warnings.

## OPTIONS

### Help Options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help options

- **--help-all**

  Show all help options

- **--help-output**

  Show output help

- **--help-data**

  Show data options

- **--help-additional**

  Show additional options

### Output Options:

- **--output-as**=*FORMAT*

  Specify output format as one of: text (default), xml

- **--output-to**=*DEST*

  Specify file name for output (or "-" for stdout)

### Data sources:

- **-L**, **--live-check**

  Check the configuration used by the running cluster

- **-x**, **--xml-file**=*FILE*

  Check the configuration in the named file

- **-p**, **--xml-pipe**

  Check the configuration piped in via stdin

- **-X**, **--xml-text**=*XML*

  Check the configuration in the supplied string

### Additional options:

- **-S**, **--save-xml**=*FILE*

  Save verified XML to named file (most useful with **-L**)

### Application Options:

- \-$, **--version**

  Display software version and exit

- **-V**, **--verbose**

  Increase debug output (may be specified multiple times)

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Don't print verify information

## EXAMPLES

Check the consistency of the configuration in the running cluster:

-

  crm\_verify --live-check

Check the consistency of the configuration in a given file and produce quiet output:

-

  crm\_verify --xml-file file.xml --quiet

Check the consistency of the configuration in a given file and produce verbose output:

-

  crm\_verify --xml-file file.xml --verbose

## AUTHOR

Written by Andrew Beekhof and the Pacemaker project contributors