---
name: "iwd.debug"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "iwd"
version: "3.12-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/iwd.debug"
---

# iwd.debug(7)

Debugging information for wireless daemon

## Name

iwd.debug - Debugging information for wireless daemon

## SYNOPSIS

Debugging information for wireless daemon

## DESCRIPTION

Common methods of obtaining extra debugging information.

## ENVIRONMENT

*$IWD\_RTNL\_DEBUG* set to **1** enables RTNL debugging.

*$IWD\_GENL\_DEBUG* set to **1** enables printing Generic Netlink communication with the kernel.

*$IWD\_DHCP\_DEBUG* set to **1** enables DHCP debugging.

*$IWD\_TLS\_DEBUG* set to **1** enables TLS debugging.

*$IWD\_WSC\_DEBUG\_KEYS* set to **1** enables printing received WSC keys.

The granularity of the DHCP logging can also be tailored by setting *$IWD\_DHCP\_DEBUG* to the maximum verbosity level, "debug", "info", "warn", or "error".

## SEE ALSO

[iwd(8)](/iwd/8.md), [iwmon(1)](/iwmon/1.md)

## Author

Marcel Holtmann \<marcel@holtmann.org\>, Denis Kenzior \<denkenz@gmail.com\>, Andrew Zaborowski \<andrew.zaborowski@intel.com\>, Tim Kourt \<tim.a.kourt@linux.intel.com\>, James Prestwood \<prestwoj@gmail.com\>

## Copyright

2013-2019 Intel Corporation