ipsec-_plutorun - Man Page

internal script to (re)start pluto on old SYSV initscript systems

Description

_plutorun is called by the ipsec initscript to configure and bring up pluto(8)​. It invokes pluto, and watches to makes sure that pluto is restarted if it fails, as the SYSV initscripts do not provide a restart facility​. When other init systems are used, such as systemd or upstart, _plutorun is not used​.

See Also

ipsec(8), ipsec-setup(8), pluto(8)​.

History

Man page written for the Linux FreeS/WAN project <https://www​.freeswan​.org/> by Michael Richardson​. Original program written by Henry Spencer​. Updated for the Libreswan project <https://libreswan​.org/> by Paul Wouters

Author

Andrew Cagney, Daniel Kahn Gillmor, D​. Hugh Redelmeier, Jose Quaresma, Michael Richardson, Paul Wouters, Tuomo Soini

Referenced By

ipsec-setup(8).

08/25/2026 Libreswan 5.4 Executable programs