IPSEC-CHECKCONFIG(8)

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version 5.4.1 · 10 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 IPSEC-CHECKCONFIG 💖

okay bestie, so this one lives in the Executable programs part of the manual — section 8, iykyk — and it's genuinely one of the most underrated little tools in the whole Libreswan lineup. think of it as the vibe check your config file has been begging for. 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ipsec-checkconfig — no cap, its whole job is validating your ipsec configuration file, /etc/ipsec.conf. that's it. that's the girl. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ipsec checkconfig [--verbose] [--config /etc/ipsec.conf]

look at her. two optional flags. lowkey elegant. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so here's the tea: ipsec checkconfig validates the configuration file /etc/ipsec.conf. that's the main quest, and she does not deviate. ✨

the command will return 0 if the configuration is syntactically valid — like, if your file is grammatically correct and the parser is happy with you, you get that sweet, sweet zero. iconic behavior, honestly.

and if you want the full breakdown, not just the pass/fail? you can optionally hit her with --verbose for a detailed analysis. that's the version where she tells you everything instead of just nodding and moving on. main character energy fr fr. 👑

💜 OPTIONS 💜

  • --verbose — optional!! flip this on and you get a detailed analysis instead of just a yes/no. she will actually talk to you about what she found. 🗣️✨
  • --config /etc/ipsec.conf — optional too, and it's how you point her at the config file to check. the default path she's checking is /etc/ipsec.conf, so honestly you can just let her do her thing. 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these if you want the deep lore. the ipsec.conf(5) one is literally the blueprint for the file you're validating, so like. start there bestie. 📚

💀 BUGS 💀

none. literally none. not a single one. she's perfect and she knows it. periodt. 💅✨

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Andrew Cagney, Tuomo Soini — absolute legends, both of them. we stan. 🫶

quick reminder!! the whole point of this tool is that return 0 = your config is syntactically valid. if you don't get a 0, something in your file is not giving what it's supposed to give, and you should probably go look at it. 😭

this has been Libreswan 5.4.1, dated 10/23/2026, and that's the whole page bestie — go forth and validate your configs, mwah 💖🌸🎀

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