iwpmd.conf(5)

💖 iwpmd.conf — the iWARP port mapper config file, bestie 💖

okay so this is the iwpmd.conf manual page, section 5 of the manuals (that's the "file formats" girlies, iykyk). it's literally the config file for iwpmd, the iWARP port mapper daemon. no cap, it's tiny, but it's important. let's get into it 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

iwpmd.conf

that's it. that's the whole vibe. it's just... the file. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so iwpmd.conf is where you drop configuration parameters for iwpmd. it's giving very simple, very demure.

every parameter goes in the form param=value, and — this is the part people mess up — one per line. one param, one line, no clustering, we are not doing that today. 🙅‍♀️

the parameters include:

• nl_sock_rbuf_size — this is the socket buffer size of the netlink socket that's used to talk to the kernel port map client. the default is 400MB. yes bestie, 400 megabytes, she's not shy. 💀

🎀 EXAMPLES 🎀

here's what it actually looks like in the wild, fr fr:

nl_sock_rbuf_size=419430400

🧚 lowkey a little note for you: that big number is the same as 400MB, just written out in bytes. iconic, honestly.

🦋 FILES 🦋

• /etc/iwpmd.conf — the one and only location, periodt. 👑

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• iwpmd(8) — go read the daemon's own page, it's her sister, they come as a set. 💜

💖 and that's the whole page, bestie!! you ate that. no crumbs. go forth and configure responsibly. ✨

sign-off szn: this page lives in the iwpmd.conf manual, section 5, and it was last dated 2016-09-16. the source/version tag up in the footer just says iwpmd.conf — she's been consistent since day one and we love that for her. 💅🎀🫶