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 automatically and sets passive protection mode for
them. In manual mode it is up to administrator to specify list
of interfaces and protection 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)