1IPWATCHD.CONF(5)              File Formats Manual             IPWATCHD.CONF(5)
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NAME

6       ipwatchd.conf - Configuration file of IPwatchD daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       /etc/ipwatchd.conf
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DESCRIPTION

12       IPwatchD daemon reads configuration from file specified with -c on com‐
13       mand line. The file contains  keyword-argument  pairs,  one  per  line.
14       Lines beginning with # sign and empty lines are ignored.
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16       Possible keywords and their meanings are as follows:
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18       iface_configuration
19              Specifies  configuration  mode  for network interfaces. In auto‐
20              matic configuration mode IPwatchD detects all network interfaces
21              automatically and sets passive protection mode for them. In man‐
22              ual mode it is up to administrator to specify list of interfaces
23              and  protection  modes. Accepted values are automatic or manual.
24              Default is automatic.
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26       iface  Specifies network interface and its protection  mode.  Value  is
27              accepted only in manual configuration mode. In active protection
28              mode IPwatchD protects your host before IP takeover by answering
29              Gratuitous  ARP  requests  received  from conflicting system. In
30              passive protection mode it just  records  information  about  IP
31              conflict  through standard syslog interface. Specified interface
32              must exist and protection mode must be passive or active.
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34       defend_interval
35              Specifies minimum interval between defensive  ARPs  in  seconds.
36              Accepted value is number from 0 to 600. Default value is 0.
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38       user_script
39              Specifies   absolute  path  to  user-defined  script  called  by
40              IPwatchD when IP conflict occurs. When there is no script speci‐
41              fied IPwatchD just generates syslog event for every IP conflict.
42              Specified file must exist. There is no default value.
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44       syslog_facility
45              Specifies facility for logging. Accepted values are auth,  auth‐
46              priv,  cron,  daemon, kern, lpr, mail, news, syslog, user, uucp,
47              local0, local1,  local2,  local3,  local4,  local5,  local6  and
48              local7. Default value is daemon.
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EXAMPLES

51       Automatic configuration mode:
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53              iface_configuration automatic
54              defend_interval 10
55              user_script /usr/sbin/ipwatchd-script
56              syslog_facility daemon
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58       Manual configuration mode:
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60              iface_configuration manual
61              iface eth0 active
62              iface eth0:0 passive
63              defend_interval 10
64              user_script /usr/sbin/ipwatchd-script
65              syslog_facility daemon
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AUTHOR

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

71       ipwatchd(8), ipwatchd-script(1)
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