gdc linux command

gdc

gdc [options] command

TCP/IP command. Administer gated. Various commands start and stop the daemon, send signals to it, maintain the configuration files, and manage state and core dumps.

Options

-c size

Specify maximum core dump size.

-f size

Specify maximum file dump size.

-m size

Specify maximum data segment size.

-n

Suppress editing of the kernel forwarding table.

-q

Quiet mode: suppress warnings and log errors to syslogd instead of standard error.

-s size

Specify maximum stack size.

-t seconds

Wait seconds seconds (default is 10) for gated to complete specified operations at start and stop time.

Commands

BACKOUT

Restore /etc/gated.conf from /etc/gated.conf-, whether or not the latter exists.

backout

Restore /etc/gated.conf from /etc/gated.conf-, assuming the latter exists.

checkconf

Report any syntax errors in /etc/gated.conf.

checknew

Report any syntax errors in /etc/gated.conf+.

COREDUMP

Force gated to core dump and exit.

createconf

Create an empty /etc/gated.conf+ if one does not already exist, and set it to mode 664, owner root, group gdmaint.

dump

Force gated to dump to /usr/tmp/gated_dump and then continue normal operation.

interface

Reload interface configuration.

KILL

Terminate immediately (ungracefully).

modeconf

Set all configuration files to mode 664, owner root, group gdmaint.

newconf

Make sure that /etc/gated.conf+ exists and move it to /etc/gated.conf. Save the old /etc/gated.conf as /etc/gated.conf-.

reconfig

Reload configuration file.

restart

Stop and restart gated.

rmcore

Remove any gated core files.

rmdmp

Remove any gated state dump files.

rmparse

Remove any gated files that report on parse errors. These are generated by the checkconf and checknew commands.

running

Exit with zero status if gated is running and nonzero if it is not.

start

Start gated, unless it is already running, in which case return an error.

stop

Stop gated as gracefully as possible.

term

Terminate gracefully.

toggletrace

Toggle tracing.

Files

/etc/gcd.conf+

The test configuration file. Once you're satisfied that it works, you should run gated newconf to install it as /etc/gated.conf.

/etc/gated.conf-

A backup of the old configuration file.

/etc/gated.conf--

A backup of the backup of the old configuration file.

/etc/gated.conf

The actual configuration file.

/etc/gated.pid

gated's process ID.

/usr/tmp/gated_dump

The state dump file.

/usr/tmp/gated_parse

A list of the parse errors generated by reading the configuration file.