IPSEC_READWRITECONF(8)

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version 4.15 · 4 versions
, in centos-stream 9

💖 ipsec_readwriteconf — like, a whole vibe check for your IPsec config 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to ipsec_readwriteconf, aka the ipsec_readwriteconf of the Libreswan fam (that's the manual page name, iykyk — it lives in section 8 of the manual, the executable-programs girlies 🎀). she's giving "quiet but essential," and honestly? she ate.

✨ NAME ✨

ipsec_readwriteconf — validate and output an Libreswan IPsec configuration file 🦋

like, she reads your config, she checks your config, she shows you your config. main character energy fr fr.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

that's it, that's the whole invocation. no cap. 💅

🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so here's the tea ☕: this program reads the given ipsec.conf-style configuration file, interprets the also= options (yes, the little include-y ones, she handles them), and outputs an equivalent ipsec.conf file. so what goes in comes back out, but validated and interpreted, periodt. 💜

the purpose of this program is literally to validate the input processing. that's her whole job. she's the vibe check for your config pipeline. 🧚

she can also be used to validate the syntax of a configuration file — so if you're sitting there like "is my config even legal rn 😭", run her. she'll tell you.

the options --debug and --verbose are currently synonyms. like, literally the same thing, bestie. pick whichever one sparks joy. 🌈

the --rootdir option changes the program's idea of what "/" is when processing include directives. lowkey kind of iconic?? it's useful when validating a configuration that is not installed on a target system yet — like when you're prepping a config in advance and the target box hasn't caught up to your vision. 👑

⚠️ heads up: --debug and --verbose being synonyms is a currently situation — that's what the page says, so that's what I'm telling you. don't come for me if it changes later. 🙈

🫶 OPTIONS 🫶

  • --config file — points her at the config file to read. you know. the one she's gonna validate and echo back out. 💖
  • --debug — debug mode, bestie. currently the exact same as --verbose, so it's giving twin energy. 👯
  • --verbose — chatty mode. also currently the exact same as --debug. yes, both. no, I'm not kidding. ✨
  • --rootdir dir — changes the program's idea of what "/" is when processing include directives. super handy for validating a configuration that isn't installed on a target system yet. 🎀

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Paul Wouters

🫶 (the page literally calls this a "placeholder to suppress warning" — so like, that's the whole author section. iconic of him honestly. 💀)

⭐ sign-off ⭐

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this cutie came to you from libreswan, dated 10/19/2026 — screenshot it, bookmark it, tattoo it on your forearm, whatever you need. stay validated, stay syntax-clean, and remember: the config doesn't lie, but it does need a vibe check first. 💅🌸✨🦋🎀

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