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.TH "IPSEC\-CHECKCONFIG" "8" "10/23/2026" "Libreswan v5.4.1-HEAD" "Executable programs"
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  .SH "NAME"
ipsec-checkconfig \- Validate ipsec configuration file, /etc/ipsec.conf

  
  .SH "SYNOPSIS"

    .HP \w'\fBipsec\ checkconfig\fR\ 'u

      \fBipsec checkconfig\fR
       [\-\-verbose]
       [\-\-config\ \fI/etc/ipsec.conf\fR]
    

  

  .SH "DESCRIPTION"

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

  

  .SH "SEE ALSO"

    
    .PP
\fBipsec.conf\fR(5),
\fBipsec\fR(8),
\fBlibreswan\fR(7)

  

  .SH "BUGS"

    
    .PP
none

  

  .SH "AUTHOR"

    
    
    Andrew Cagney, Tuomo Soini