diff --git a/src/testutil.c b/src/testutil.c
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+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "ldapauth.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  char buf[1024];
+  oal_config_t *config;
+
+  if (argc < 2) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <config>\n", argv[0]);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  config = (oal_config_t *) calloc (1, sizeof (oal_config_t));
+
+  if (parse_config(config, argv[1]) != 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "config parser failed: %s\n", config->error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (check_config(config) != 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "config check failed: %s\n", config->error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), stdin) != NULL) {
+    ;
+  }
+
+  free(config);
+
+  return 0;
+}