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List:       openswan-cvs
Subject:    [Openswan CVS] openswan-2/programs/starter starter.8,1.2,1.3
From:       <ken () xelerance ! com>
Date:       2004-11-29 17:02:58
Message-ID: 20041129170258.B9CDB138039 () tla ! xelerance ! com
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Update of /xelerance/master/openswan-2/programs/starter
In directory tla.xelerance.com:/tmp/cvs-serv26196

Modified Files:
	starter.8 
Log Message:
Redid man page


Index: starter.8
===================================================================
RCS file: /xelerance/master/openswan-2/programs/starter/starter.8,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -d -r1.2 -r1.3
--- starter.8	10 Apr 2004 17:24:27 -0000	1.2
+++ starter.8	29 Nov 2004 17:02:56 -0000	1.3
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-.TH IPSEC_STARTER 8 "23 Oct 2001"
+.TH IPSEC_STARTER 8 "29 Nov 2004"
 .\"
 .\" RCSID $Id$
 .\"
 .SH NAME
-ipsec starter \- crank up the IPsec keying daemon and environment
+ipsec starter \- start up the IPsec keying daemon (pluto) and load
+configuration
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.B ipsec
-.B starter
-[
-.B \-\-debug
-]
-[
-.B \-\-auto_reload
-seconds ]
+.ad l
+.hy 0
+.HP 10
+ipsec starter [\fB\-\-debug\fR \fB\-\-auto_reload seconds\fR]
+.ad
+.hy
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 Openswan Starter is aimed to replace all the scripts which are used to
-start and stop Openswan and to do that in a quicker and a smarter way.
+start and stop Openswan, and to do that in a quicker and a smarter way.
 .PP
-It can also reload the configuration file (kill --HUP or periodicaly) and
-apply the changes.
+It can also reload the configuration file if given a \fRHUP\fB signal, 
+and apply the changes.
 .PP
 What it will do:
 .PP
-Load and unload klips (ipsec kernel module)
+Load and unload KLIPS, or NETKEY (ipsec kernel module)
 .PP
 Launch and monitor pluto.
 .PP
@@ -34,28 +34,27 @@
 added, old ones will be removed and modified ones will be reloaded.
 Interfaces/Klips/Pluto will be reloaded if necessary.
 .PP
-Upon startup, starter will save its pid to the file /var/run/starter.pid
+Upon startup, starter will save its pid to the file /var/run/ipsec-starter.pid
 .PP
-Upon reloading, dynamic DNS addr will be resolved and reloaded. 
-Use --auto_reload to periodicaly check dynamic DNS changes.
+Upon reloading, dynamic DNS addresses will be resolved and updated. 
+Use \-\-auto_reload to periodicaly check for dynamic DNS changes.
 .PP
-kill -USR1 can be used to reload all connections (delete then add and
-route/initiate).
+kill \-USR1 can be used to reload all connections.  This does a \fBdelete\fR, 
+followed by an \fBadd\fR and then either a \fBroute\fR or \fBinitiate\fR operation.
 .PP
 /var/run/dynip/xxxx can be used to use a virtual interface name in
 ipsec.conf. By example, when adsl can be ppp0, ppp1, or some such, one
-can do
+can do:
+.PP
 .B ipsec.conf:             interfaces="ipsec0=adsl"
 And use /etc/ppp/ip-up to create /var/run/dynip/adsl
     /var/run/dynip/adsl:    IP_PHYS=ppp0
 .PP
 %auto can be used to automaticaly name the connections
 .PP
-kill -TERM can be used to stop FS. pluto will be stopped and klips unloaded
-(if it has been loaded). 
-.PP Can be used to start FreeS/WAN and load lots of connections in a few
-  seconds.
-
+kill \-TERM can be used to stop Openswan. Pluto will be stopped and 
+kernel modules unloaded.
+.PP 
 .SH FILES
 /etc/ipsec.conf
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
@@ -66,11 +65,11 @@
 Merged into Openswan 2.2 by Xelerance Corporation
 .SH TODO/BUGS
 .PP
-handle wildcards in include lines -- use glob() fct ex: include /etc/ipsec.*.conf
+handle wildcards in include lines \-\- use glob() fct ex: include /etc/ipsec.*.conf
 .PP 
 handle duplicates keywords and sections
 .PP 
-'also' keyword not supported
+Support also keyword
 .PP 
 add unsupported keywords
 .PP 
@@ -80,4 +79,3 @@
 .PP 
 IPv6
 .PP
-

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