---
name: "nsctl"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "l2tpns"
version: "2.4.1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nsctl"
---

# nsctl(8)

manage running l2tpns instance

## NAME

nsctl - manage running l2tpns instance

## SYNOPSIS

**nsctl** \[**-d**\] \[**-h** *host*\[:*port*\]\] \[**-t** *timeout*\] *command* \[*arg* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**nsctl** sends commands to a running **l2tpns** process. It provides both for the loading or unloading of plugins and also the management of sessions via functions provided by those plugins.

## OPTIONS

**-d** Enable debugging output

**-h** ***host*****\[:*****port*****\]** The host running **l2tpns** that should receive the message. By default the message is sent to UDP port 1702 on **localhost**

**-t** ***timeout*** Timeout in seconds to wait for a response from the server

## COMMANDS

The first argument specifies the command to send to **l2tpns.** The following commands are as defined:

- **load\_plugin** *plugin*

  Load the named *plugin*

- **unload\_plugin** *plugin*

  Unload the named *plugin*

- **help**

  Each loaded plugin is queried for what commands it supports and the synopsis for each is output

Any other value of *command* (and *args* if any) are sent to **l2tpns** as-is, to be passed to each plugin which registers a **plugin\_control** function in turn (in which it may be acted upon).

## SEE ALSO

[**l2tpns**(8)](/l2tpns/8.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Jonathan McDowell \<noodles@the.earth.li\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).