ipsec-readwriteconf - Man Page

validate and output an Libreswan IPsec configuration file

Synopsis

ipsec readwriteconf [--config file] [--debug] [--verbose] [--rootdir dir]

Description

This program reads the given ipsec​.conf style configuration file, interpreting the also= options, and outputs an equivalent ipsec​.conf file​. The purpose of this program is to validate the input processing​. This can also be used to validate the syntax of a configuration file​.

The options --debug and --verbose are currently synonyms​.

The --rootdir option changes the programs idea of what "/" is when processing include directives​. This is useful when validating a configuration that is not installed on a target system yet​.

Author

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

Referenced By

ipsec(8).

08/25/2026 Libreswan 5.4 Executable programs