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BGPD(8) Version 0.97.3 BGPD(8)

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:

Runs in daemon mode, forking and exiting from tty.
Specifies the config file to use for startup. If not specified this option will likely default to /usr/local/etc/bgpd.conf.
Specify the group to run as. Default is quagga.
A brief message.
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.
Set the port that bgpd will listen to for bgp data.
Specify the port that the bgpd VTY will listen on. This defaults to 2605, as specified in /etc/services.
Specify the address that the bgpd VTY will listen on. Default is all interfaces.
Specify the user to run as. Default is quagga.
When the program terminates, retain routes added by bgpd.
Print the version and exit.

FILES

/usr/local/sbin/bgpd
The default location of the bgpd binary.
/usr/local/etc/bgpd.conf
The default location of the bgpd config file.
$(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

ripd(8), ripngd(8), ospfd(8), ospf6d(8), isisd(8), zebra(8), vtysh(1)

BUGS

bgpd eats bugs for breakfast. If you have food for the maintainers try http://bugzilla.quagga.net

AUTHORS

See http://www.zebra.org and http://www.quagga.net or the Info file for an accurate list of authors.

25 November 2004 Quagga BGPD daemon