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

# ipnadminep(1)

administrative endpoint task for the IPN scheme

## NAME

ipnadminep - administrative endpoint task for the IPN scheme

## SYNOPSIS

**ipnadminep**

## DESCRIPTION

**ipnadminep** 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 IPN-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.  **ipnadminep** can also be spawned and terminated in response to START and STOP commands that pertain specifically to the IPN scheme.

**ipnadminep** 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"

  **ipnadminep** 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 **ipnadminep**.

- "1"

  **ipnadminep** was unable to attach to Bundle Protocol operations or was unable to load the IPN 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:

- ipnadminep can't attach to BP.

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

- ipnadminep can't load routing database.

  **ipnadmin** has not yet initialized the IPN scheme.

- ipnadminep crashed.

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

## BUGS

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

## SEE ALSO

[*bpadmin*(1)](/bpadmin/1.md), [*ipnadmin*(1)](/ipnadmin/1.md), [*bprc*(5)](/bprc/5.md).