IPSEC-\_PLUTORUN(8) Executable programs IPSEC-\_PLUTORUN(8)

.SH "NAME" ipsec-\_plutorun - internal script to (re)start pluto on old SYSV initscript systems

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP **\_plutorun** is called by the **ipsec** initscript to configure and bring up *[pluto(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/pluto.8).* It invokes pluto, and watches to makes sure that pluto is restarted if it fails, as the SYSV initscripts do not provide a restart facility. When other init systems are used, such as systemd or upstart, \_plutorun is not used.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP [**ipsec**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec.8), [**ipsec-setup**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec-setup.8), [**pluto**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/pluto.8).

.SH "HISTORY"

.PP Man page written for the Linux FreeS/WAN project <**https://www.freeswan.org/**> by Michael Richardson. Original program written by Henry Spencer. Updated for the Libreswan project <**https://libreswan.org/**> by Paul Wouters

.SH "AUTHOR"

Andrew Cagney, Daniel Kahn Gillmor, D. Hugh Redelmeier, Jose Quaresma, Michael Richardson, Paul Wouters, Tuomo Soini

10/06/2026 Libreswan v5.4.1-HEAD

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Document: ipsec-_plutorun(8) from libreswan 5.4.1-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan