LDPD.CONF(5)

NAME
ldpd.conf - ldpd configuration file

SYNOPSIS
ldpd.conf

DESCRIPTION
The ldpd.conf file defines the ldpd(8) initial setup and may contain information about LDP identificator, network, neighbour and interface parameters. Blank lines are allowed and comments lines should start with ‘#’. Non block lines should end with a semicolon.

FILES
/etc/ldpd.conf
    The file ldpd.conf resides in /etc.

CONFIGURATION
The following options are accepted:

command-port
    Control and command TCP port (default: 2626)

hello-time
    Interval in seconds on which hellos are sent out on interfaces (default: 6s)

interface
    Interface block commands (see below)

keepalive-time
    Keepalive interval in seconds for established peers (default: 4s)

ldp-id
    Force using a certain LDP Identificator (default autogenerated, highest INET4 address set on an interface excluding 127/8 range)

min-label
    Minimum number used for generated labels (default: 16)

max-label
    Maximum number used for generated labels (default: 1048576)

neighbour
    Neighbour block subcommands (see below)

no-default-route
    If set to 0 ldpd(8) will try to tag also the default route (default: 1)

Interface block supports the following parameters

passive
    Don't send hellos on interface

transport-address
    Transport INET4 address advertised in hellos sent on the mentioned interface

Neighbour block supports the following parameters

authenticate
    Authenticate peer using TCP MD5 signature - needs options TCP_SIGNATURE. Default: off

EXAMPLES
The following is an example /etc/ldpd.conf file:

    # Transport address needs to be an alias for this interface
    interface re0 {
    	transport-address 192.168.2.2
    }
    # Don't send hellos on en0
    interface en0 {
    	passive
    }
    # Force a certain LDP ID
    ldp-id 10.5.1.1;
    # Tag also the default route
    no-default-route 0;
    neighbour 192.168.2.1 {
    # TCP MD5 authentication - requires options TCP_SIGNATURE
    	authenticate
    }

SEE ALSO
mpls(4), ldpd(8)

HISTORY
Support for ldpd.conf first appeared in NetBSD 6.0.