---
name: "dtn2adminep"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ion"
version: "3.2.1+dfsg-1.1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dtn2adminep"
---

# dtn2adminep(1)

administrative endpoint task for the "dtn" scheme

## NAME

dtn2adminep - administrative endpoint task for the "dtn" scheme

## SYNOPSIS

**dtn2adminep**

## DESCRIPTION

**dtn2adminep** is a background "daemon" task that receives and processes administrative bundles (all custody signals and, nominally, all bundle status reports) that are sent to the "dtn"-scheme administrative endpoint on the local ION node, if and only if such an endpoint was established by **bpadmin**.  It is spawned automatically by **bpadmin** in response to the 's' (START) command that starts operation of Bundle Protocol on the local ION node, and it is terminated by **bpadmin** in response to an 'x' (STOP) command.  **dtn2adminep** can also be spawned and terminated in response to START and STOP commands that pertain specifically to the "dtn" scheme.

**dtn2adminep** responds to custody signals as specified in the Bundle Protocol specification, RFC 5050.  It responds to bundle status reports by logging ASCII text messages describing the reported activity.

## EXIT STATUS

- "0"

  **dtn2adminep** terminated, for reasons noted in the **ion.log** file.  If this termination was not commanded, investigate and solve the problem identified in the log file and use **bpadmin** to restart **dtn2adminep**.

- "1"

  **dtn2adminep** was unable to attach to Bundle Protocol operations or was unable to load the "dtn" scheme database, probably because **bpadmin** has not yet been run.

## FILES

No configuration files are needed.

## ENVIRONMENT

No environment variables apply.

## DIAGNOSTICS

The following diagnostics may be issued to the **ion.log** log file:

- dtn2adminep can't attach to BP.

  **bpadmin** has not yet initialized BP operations.

- dtn2adminep can't load routing database.

  **dtn2admin** has not yet initialized the "dtn" scheme.

- dtn2adminep can't get admin EID.

  **dtn2admin** has not yet initialized the "dtn" scheme.

- dtn2adminep crashed.

  An unrecoverable database error was encountered.  **dtn2adminep** terminates.

## BUGS

Report bugs to \<ion-bugs@korgano.eecs.ohiou.edu\>

## SEE ALSO

[*bpadmin*(1)](/bpadmin/1.md), [*dtn2admin*(1)](/dtn2admin/1.md).