NAME

       ipsec-start - Add, route, and up a connection

SYNOPSIS

       ipsec start connection [--config /etc/ipsec.conf] [--ctlsocket /run/pluto/pluto.ctl] [--dry-run]

DESCRIPTION

       ipsec start without any options requests initsystem to start ipsec service.

       ipsec start with connection option is equivalent to running first ipsec add connection and then ipsec up
       connection, causing same effect as connection configuration option auto=start on startup.

       This sets up connection to be added to the pluto internal database and establishing the connection
       immediately.

       Note: you might also need to run ipsec rereadsecrets when your new connection uses pre-shared key (PSK)
       authentication, authby=secret because secrets keys are only being read at startup.

       With --dry-run the underlying whack or addconn command is displayed but not executed.

SEE ALSO

       ipsec.conf(5), ipsec(8), ipsec-add(8), ipsec-algparse(8), ipsec-briefconnectionstatus(8), ipsec-
       briefstatus(8), ipsec-certutil(8), ipsec-checkconfig(8), ipsec-checknflog(8), ipsec-checknss(8), ipsec-
       connectionstatus(8), ipsec-crlutil(8), ipsec-delete(8), ipsec-down(8), ipsec-ecdsasigkey(8), ipsec-
       fetchcrls(8), ipsec-fipsstatus(8), ipsec-globalstatus(8), ipsec-import(8), ipsec-initnss(8), ipsec-
       letsencrypt(8), ipsec-listall(8), ipsec-listcacerts(8), ipsec-listcerts(8), ipsec-listcrls(8), ipsec-
       listen(8), ipsec-listpubkeys(8), ipsec-modutil(8), ipsec-newhostkey(8), ipsec-ondemand(8), ipsec-
       pk12util(8), ipsec-pluto(8), ipsec-purgeocsp(8), ipsec-redirect(8), ipsec-replace(8), ipsec-rereadall(8),
       ipsec-rereadcerts(8), ipsec-rereadsecrets(8), ipsec-restart(8), ipsec-route(8), ipsec-rsasigkey(8),
       ipsec-setup(8), ipsec-showhostkey(8), ipsec-showroute(8), ipsec-showstates(8), ipsec-shuntstatus(8),
       ipsec-status(8), ipsec-stop(8), ipsec-trafficstatus(8), ipsec-unroute(8), ipsec-up(8), ipsec-vfychain(8),
       ipsec-whack(8)

BUGS

       none

AUTHOR

       Tuomo Soini

Libreswan 5.2                                      07/30/2025                                     IPSEC-START(8)