ospfctl8

Usage

Overview

The ospfctl program controls the ospfd(8) daemon. Commands may be abbreviated to the minimum unambiguous prefix; for example, s s for show summary.

The following options are available:

-s socket

Use socket instead of the default /var/run/ospfd.sock to communicate with ospfd(8).

The following commands are available:

fib couple

Insert the learned routes into the Forwarding Information Base a.k.a. the kernel routing table.

fib decouple

Remove the learned routes from the Forwarding Information Base a.k.a. the kernel routing table. Decoupling the FIB from an OSPF router may create routing loops and could cause major routing issues in the complete OSPF cloud. Only routers with just one link to the OSPF cloud can safely decouple the FIB.

fib reload

Refetches and relearns the routes in the Forwarding Information Base a.k.a. the kernel routing table.

log brief

Disable verbose debug logging.

log verbose

Enable verbose debug logging.

reload

Reload the configuration file.

show database [filter]

Show the link state database. filter can be any one of the following:

area ID

Show only LSAs from the specified area ID.

asbr

Show only ASBR LSAs.

external

Show only AS-External LSAs.

network

Show only Network LSAs.

router

Show only Router LSAs.

self-originated

Show only self-originated LSAs.

summary

Show only Summary LSAs.

show fib [destination | filter]

Show the Forwarding Information Base. destination can be specified to show the route matching a destination IP address. filter can be any of the following:

connected

Show only connected routes.

interface [interface]

Show only interfaces or the specified interface.

ospf

Show only OSPF routes.

static

Show only static routes.

connected, ospf and static may be specified together.

show interfaces [interface]

Show details for all interfaces or the specified interface.

show neighbor [detail]

Show neighbors. detail can be specified for additional detail.

show rib [detail]

Show the Routing Information Base. detail can be specified for additional detail.

show summary

Show summary information.

Files

/var/run/ospfd.sock

UNIX-domain socket used for communication with ospfd(8).