lldpd(8)

lldpd8

Link layer discovery protocol (lldp) daemon

Usage

lldpd [-d] [-s socket]

Overview

The lldpd daemon receives Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) messages on Ethernet interfaces and stores them for display by lldp(8).

LLDP is a link layer protocol for advertising and discovering identity and capability.

The options are as follows:

-d

Do not daemonize. If this option is specified, lldpd will run in the foreground and log to stderr.

-s socket

Use socket to communicate with lldp(8).

Files

/var/run/lldp.sock

default lldpd control socket

Releases

Unchanged in 4 releases since OpenBSD 7.8.

  1. 7.8–8.0

Standards

Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery, IEEE 802.1AB.

History

The lldpd program first appeared in OpenBSD 7.8.

From man 8.0-current-20261101 in OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.