IPSEC-UP(8)

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

💖 IPSEC-UP(8) — the "bestie, bring the tunnel UP" page 💖

okay so real talk: this is a page from the Executable programs corner of the Libreswan manual, and it's about the little command that tells pluto "hey. wake up. connect this thing." it's short, it's sweet, it's iconic. let's go 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

ipsec-up — establish a connection 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ipsec up connection [--ctlsocket /run/pluto/pluto.ctl]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so the ipsec up connection operation is literally just you politely (or not politely, ur call) asking pluto to establish a connection that already lives in its internal database. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🌸

now, if you wanna add a connection and bring it up in one single command, bestie, use ipsec start connection instead. both of these do the exact same thing as having the configuration option auto=start set on startup. same energy, different path. periodt. ⭐

⚠️ note, and this one matters: you might also need to run ipsec rereadsecrets when your new connection is using pre-shared key (PSK) authentication, i.e. authby=secret — because secret keys are only read at startup. they do not magically refresh themselves. no cap. 😭

oh and yeah — that --ctlsocket /run/pluto/pluto.ctl thing in the synopsis? that's the socket path it talks to pluto on. that's the default, right there in the command. iykyk. 🔥

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, fr fr — go read these next:

💀 BUGS 💀

none

(not a single one. the bugs section said nothing and honestly? we stan a flawless queen. ✨)

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Andrew Cagney, Tuomo Soini

the legends themselves. give them their flowers. 🎀

and that's the whole page, bestie 🦋 this was lifted from Libreswan 5.4.1, dated 10/23/2026, and it's the IPSEC-UP(8) page — go forth and ipsec up something slay 💖

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