IPSEC-CHECKCONFIG(8) Executable programs IPSEC-CHECKCONFIG(8)

.SH "NAME" ipsec-checkconfig - Validate ipsec configuration file, /etc/ipsec.conf

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.HP 432u

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

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP **ipsec checkconfig** validates the configuration file /etc/ipsec.conf. The command will return 0 if configuration is syntatically valid. Optionally **--verbose** can be specified for a detailed analysis.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP [**ipsec.conf**(5)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec.conf.5), [**ipsec**(8)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/ipsec.8), [**libreswan**(7)](/man/enterprise-packages/libreswan/libreswan.7)

.SH "BUGS"

.PP none

.SH "AUTHOR"

Andrew Cagney, Tuomo Soini

10/23/2026 Libreswan v5.4.1-HEAD

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Document: ipsec-checkconfig(8) from libreswan 5.4.1-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan