NAME
bgpd - a BGPv4, BGPv4\+, BGPv4- routing engine for use with Quagga routing
software
SYNOPSIS
bgpd
[
-dhrv
] [
-f
config-file
] [
-i
pid-file
] [
-p
bgp-port-number
] [
-P
port-number
] [
-A
vty-address
] [
-u
user
] [
-g
group
]
DESCRIPTION
bgpd
is a routing component that works with the
Quagga
routing engine.
OPTIONS
Options available for the
bgpd
command:
-d, --daemon
Runs in daemon mode, forking and exiting from tty.
-f, --config-file config-file
Specifies the config file to use for startup. If not specified this
option will likely default to /usr/local/etc/bgpd.conf.
-g, --group group
Specify the group to run as. Default is quagga.
-h, --help
A brief message.
-i, --pid_file pid-file
When bgpd starts its process identifier is written to
pid-file. The init system uses the recorded PID to stop or
restart bgpd. The likely default is /var/run/bgpd.pid.
-p, --bgp_port bgp-port-number
Set the port that bgpd will listen to for bgp data.
-P, --vty_port port-number
Specify the port that the bgpd VTY will listen on. This defaults to
2605, as specified in /etc/services.
-A, --vty_addr vty-address
Specify the address that the bgpd VTY will listen on. Default is all
interfaces.
-u, --user user
Specify the user to run as. Default is quagga.
-r, --retain
When the program terminates, retain routes added by bgpd.
-v, --version
Print the version and exit.
FILES
I /usr/local/sbin/bgpd
The default location of the
bgpd
binary.
I /usr/local/etc/bgpd.conf
The default location of the
bgpd
config file.
I $(PWD)/bgpd.log
If the
bgpd
process is config'd to output logs to a file, then you will find this
file in the directory where you started bgpd.
WARNING
This man page is intended to be a quick reference for command line
options. The definitive document is the Info file Quagga.
DIAGNOSTICS
The bgpd process may log to standard output, to a VTY, to a log
file, or through syslog to the system logs. bgpd supports many
debugging options, see the Info file, or the source for details.
SEE ALSO
BUGS
bgpd
eats bugs for breakfast. If you have food for the maintainers try
I http://bugzilla.quagga.net
AUTHORS
See
I http://www.zebra.org
and
I http://www.quagga.org
or the Info file for an accurate list of authors.