We have been using isakmpd for VPN since about version 3.4. We currently wanted to start using the ipsecctl utility. When we try to check the contents of our working isakmpd.conf file it gives us a syntax error.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] :/home/cgb]$ sudo ipsecctl -vnf /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf Password: Your mind just hasn't been the same since the electro-shock, has it? Password: /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error /etc/isakmpd/isakmpd.conf: 0: syntax error ipsecctl: Syntax error in config file: ipsec rules not loaded [EMAIL PROTECTED] :/home/cgb]$ but: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :/home/cgb]$ sudo ipsecctl -s all FLOWS: flow esp in from 192.168.111.0/24 to 172.24.0.0/24 peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx flow esp out from 172.24.0.0/24 to 192.168.111.0/24 peer xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx regards, Chris

