IPSEC-_STACKMANAGER(8)

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version 5.2 · 3 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💅 IPSEC-_STACKMANAGER 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the ipsec-_stackmanager manual page, section 8 of the Executable programs chronicles. it's an internal script whose whole entire job is bringing up kernel components for Libreswan. yes ma'am, that's the moment. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

ipsec-_stackmanager — internal script to bring up kernel components for Libreswan 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ipsec _stackmanager {start | stop}

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so basically, ipsec _stackmanager gets called from within the init sub-system — think systemd, upstart, sysv initscripts, the whole backstage crew 🫶 — and its mission is to bring up the Libreswan kernel component exactly as you configured it with the protostack= option in the ipsec.conf configuration file. no cap.

what that actually looks like? it's loading — and optionally unloading — the required kernel modules, bestie. because here's the tea: the Linux kernel can't autodetect most crypto related drivers on-demand 😭 like hello?? it just can't. so _stackmanager steps in and handles the module loading for the specific IPsec stack you asked for. main character behavior, fr fr. 💅

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

💜 HISTORY 💜

not me giving you the lore 🍓: this script was introduced in Libreswan. back on the older Openswan systems, this same functionality was split over various script files, like:

  • ipsec _startnetkey
  • ipsec _startklips
  • ipsec _realsetup
  • ipsec setup

a whole scattered era, honestly. 🙈 the man page itself was written for the Libreswan project <https://libreswan.org/> by Paul Wouters. iconic of him.

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Paul Wouters 💖

⭐ reminder, bestie: this is an internal script, so it's not out here looking for random callers. it does its thing inside the init sub-system, and that's the vibe check. iykyk.

and that's the page!! 🎀 brought to you by Libreswan 5.2, dated 02/06/2026, straight from the IPSEC-_STACKMANAGER(8) corner of the terminal. slay, stay safe, and may your kernel modules always load on the first try. periodt 💅🦋✨

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