- Task
- Version · 6.0
- Govern
Automatically create a snapshot and run checks
Last updated: September 29, 2026
Before you begin
A database and a reference database you can connect to.
At least one database-scoped check enabled in your checks settings file.
Procedure
Set the url and referenceUrl in liquibase.properties
Replace both URLs with your database and reference database JDBC URLs.
liquibase.command.url: jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost:9090/mem:dev
liquibase.command.referenceUrl: jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost:9090/mem:integrationThis establishes the automatic snapshot.
Run checks with database scope
liquibase checks run --checks-scope=database--checks-scope=changelog example
Executing Policy Checks against example-changelog.sql
Executing all changelog checks because a valid license key was found!
CHANGELOG CHECKS
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Checks completed validation of the changelog and found the following issues:
Check Name: Warn on Detection of 'GRANT' Statements (SqlGrantWarn)
Changeset ID: 6
Changeset Filepath: example-changelog.sql: Line 42
Match: grant select on person to public;
Check Severity: INFO (Return code: 0)
Message: A statement granting privileges to a role or user was
detected in your changelog. To prevent unintended access
to the database or data it is recommended that the granting
and revocation of privileges be carefully reviewed.
Liquibase command 'checks run' was executed successfully.
--checks-scope=database example
Executing Policy Checks against database jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost:9090/mem:dev
Executing all database checks because a valid license key was found!
Database objects Validated:
Catalog : 1
Schema : 1
To increase details set the --verbose property
Checks run against database jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost:9090/mem:dev:
Check Table Column Count (Short names: TableColumnLimit)
Table must have an index (Short names: CheckTablesForIndex)
Liquibase command 'checks run' was executed successfully.