IPWATCHD.CONF(5)						File Formats Manual						  IPWATCHD.CONF(5)

NAME

       ipwatchd.conf - Configuration file of IPwatchD daemon

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/ipwatchd.conf

DESCRIPTION

       IPwatchD  daemon  reads	configuration from file specified with -c on command line. The file contains keyword-argument pairs, one per line.
       Lines beginning with # sign and empty lines are ignored.

       Possible keywords and their meanings are as follows:

       iface_configuration
	      Specifies configuration mode for network interfaces. In automatic configuration mode IPwatchD detects all network  interfaces  auto-
	      matically and sets passive protection mode for them. In manual mode it is up to administrator to specify list of interfaces and pro-
	      tection modes. Accepted values are automatic or manual. Default is automatic.

       iface  Specifies network interface and its protection mode. Value is accepted only in manual configuration mode. In active protection  mode
	      IPwatchD	protects  your	host  before IP takeover by answering Gratuitous ARP requests received from conflicting system. In passive
	      protection mode it just records information about IP conflict through standard syslog interface. Specified interface must exist  and
	      protection mode must be passive or active.

       defend_interval
	      Specifies minimum interval between defensive ARPs in seconds. Accepted value is number from 0 to 600. Default value is 0.

       user_script
	      Specifies  absolute  path  to  user-defined  script  called  by  IPwatchD when IP conflict occurs. When there is no script specified
	      IPwatchD just generates syslog event for every IP conflict. Specified file must exist. There is no default value.

       syslog_facility
	      Specifies facility for logging. Accepted values are auth, authpriv, cron, daemon, kern, lpr, mail, news, syslog, user, uucp, local0,
	      local1, local2, local3, local4, local5, local6 and local7. Default value is daemon.

EXAMPLES

       Automatic configuration mode:

	      iface_configuration automatic
	      defend_interval 10
	      user_script /usr/sbin/ipwatchd-script
	      syslog_facility daemon

       Manual configuration mode:

	      iface_configuration manual
	      iface eth0 active
	      iface eth0:0 passive
	      defend_interval 10
	      user_script /usr/sbin/ipwatchd-script
	      syslog_facility daemon

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Jaroslav Imrich <jariq@jariq.sk>

SEE ALSO

       ipwatchd(8), ipwatchd-script(1)

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