---
name: "xorp_rtrmgr"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "xorp"
version: "1.8.6~wip.20160715-2+b2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xorp_rtrmgr"
---

# xorp\_rtrmgr(8)

XORP Router Manager

## NAME

xorp\_rtrmgr — XORP Router Manager

## SYNOPSIS

**xorp\_rtrmgr** \[**-a** *allowed host\]  \[***-l** *file\]  \[***-L** *syslog facility\]  \[***-n** *allowed net\]  \[***-b\|-c** *file\]  \[***-i** *interface\]  \[***-p** *port\]  \[***-P** *pidfile\]  \[***-q** *seconds\]  \[***-t** *directory\]  \[***-x** *directory\]  \[***-C** *directory\]  \[***-m** *directory\]  \[***-N***\]  \[***-h***\]  \[***-v***\]  \[***-d***\]  \[***-r***\]*

## DESCRIPTION

*This manual page documents briefly the*  **xorp\_rtrmgr** command.

This manual page was written for the **Debian** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.

**xorp\_rtrmgr** is the program that that manages the whole  eXtensible Open Router Platform (XORP) platform. The program loads its  configuration file (commonly named **config.boot**)   which will read from the current working directory You can specify a  different filename for the configuration file using the **-b**     command line flag. The **-N** "no execute" flag will cause  **xorp\_rtrmgr** to startup and pretend the router is operating  normally, but to not actually start any processes. This can be used to  check configuration files.

Typically **xorp\_rtrmgr** must be run as root. This is  because it starts up processes that need privileged access to insert routes  into the forwarding path in the kernel.

To interact with the router via the command line interface, the  operator should use the XORP command shell  **xorpsh**.

## OPTIONS

**xorp\_rtrmgr** allows the following options:

- **-a** *allowed host*

  Host allowed by the finder.

- **-b, -c** *file*

  Boot configuration file to load.

- **-C** *directory*

  Specify operational commands directory.

- **-d**

  Run in daemon mode in background.

- **-h**

  Show summary of options.

- **-i** *interface*

  Set or add an interface run Finder on.

- **-l** *file*

  Log all the program information and errors to a file.

- **-L** *facility.priority*

  Log all the program output to a given syslog facility.

- **-m** *directory*

  Specify protocol modules directory.

- **-n** *allowed net*

  Subnet allowed by the finder.

- **-N**

  Load the configuration but do not execute XRLs and do not start  processes.

- **-p** *port*

  Set port to run Finder on.

- **-P** *file*

  Write the process ID to a given file.

- **-q** *seconds*

  Set forced quit period.

- **-r**

  Restart failed processes (not implemented yet).

- **-t** *directory*

  Specify templates directory.

- **-v**

  Print verbose information.

- **-x** *directory*

  Specify Xrl targets directory.

## SEE ALSO

xorpsh (1)

The programs are documented fully in the *Xorp*  *User Manual* available at  **/usr/share/doc/xorp-doc/** in Debian systems when the  xorp-doc package is installed.

## AUTHOR

XORP is Copyright (c) 2001-2009 XORP, Inc.

This manual page was written by Javier Fernandez-Sanguino jfs@debian.org for the  **Debian** system (but may be used by others). For licensing details  please see **/usr/share/doc/xorp/copyright**.