| IPSEC-SETUP(8) | Executable programs | IPSEC-SETUP(8) |
.SH "NAME" ipsec-setup - wrapper routine to the Libreswan init
system
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP setup is called (via ipsec setup) by the system
administrator to perform init system related tasks to Libreswan, such as
start, stop, status, reload, etc for the Internet Keying Exchange (IKE)
daemon pluto. It is available for backwards compatibility with Openswan and
FreeS/WAN.
.SH "SUPPORTED INIT SYSTEMS"
.PP Currently, the classic initscripts (sysv) and systemd are supported.
Support for upstart will be added soon.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP systemd(8), systemd.service(5), ipsec(8),
ipsec-_plutorun(8) .
.SH "HISTORY"
.PP Man page written for the Linux FreeS/WAN project by Michael Richardson.
Original program by Henry Spencer. Updated to
https://libreswan.org/> by Paul Wouters
.SH "AUTHOR"
Andrew Cagney, Daniel Kahn Gillmor, Jose Quaresma, Michael Richardson, Paul
Wouters, Tuomo Soini
| 10/23/2026 | Libreswan v5.4.1-HEAD |