---
name: "macgateconfig"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "macgate"
version: "1.14-5"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/macgateconfig"
---

# macgateconfig(8)

create the MacGated.config file.

## NAME

**macgateconfig** - create the MacGated.config file.

## SYNOPSIS

**macgateconfig** \[ **-v,****--version** \] \[ **-h,****--help** \] **--force** \]

## DESCRIPTION

**macgateconfig** creates the /etc/MacGated.config file, which is sourced by a script which runs at boot time, in order to determine whether and how to configure the IPDDP (Appletalk-IP decapsulation) device and run the MacGated routing daemon.  It asks a few questions and writes the file based on the administrator's answers.

## OPTIONS

- **-v,****--version**

  Print the version of **macgateconfig** and exit.

- **-h,****--help**

  Print help about usage and exit.

- **--force**

  Force the generation of new configuration files even if these files already exist on the system.

## FILES

- **/etc/MacGated.config**

  Contains directives for the script which starts MacGated and configures the IPDDP device at boot time.

## AUTHOR

David Huggins-Daines \<dhd@debian.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**MacGated**(8)](/MacGated/8.md), [**MacRoute**(8)](/MacRoute/8.md), [**MacRegister**(8)](/MacRegister/8.md), [**ifconfig**(8)](/ifconfig/8.md)