---
name: "realmchk"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "dnssec-tools"
version: "2.2.3-16"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/realmchk"
---

# realmchk(1p)

Validate a set of DNSSEC-Tools realms files

## NAME

realmchk - Validate a set of DNSSEC-Tools realms files

## SYNOPSIS

```
  realmchk [options] <realm-files>
```

## DESCRIPTION

**realmchk** checks the validity of a set of DNSSEC-Tools **realms** file. The results can be given in a summary or verbose form, or without any results printed at all.  The exit code is the count of errors found by **realmchk** in all the **realms** files checked.

**realmchk** identifies the following error conditions:

\* The state is either "active" or "inactive".

\* The config directory is a writable, searchable directory.

\* The state directory is a writable, searchable directory..

\* The realm directory is a writable, searchable directory.

\* The rollrec file is a writable regular file.

\* If the user is defined, it is a valid user.

## OPTIONS

The following options are handled by **realmchk**.

- **-quiet**

  Give no output.

- **-verbose**

  Provide extensive output describing the state of the **realms** files.

- **-Version**

  Displays the version information for **realmchk** and the DNSSEC-Tools package.

- **-help**

  Displays a help message and exits.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2012-2014 SPARTA, Inc.  All rights reserved. See the COPYING file included with the DNSSEC-Tools package for details.

## AUTHOR

Wayne Morrison, tewok@tislabs.com

## SEE ALSO

**dtrealms(8)**, **lsrealm(8)**, **realminit(8)**

**Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::realm.pm(3)**,