How to enable debug logs in OpenSwan?

Question

I use OpenSwan IPSec tunnel on CentOS 6.7.

I have added the following configuration in ~~/etc/ipsec.secrets~~ according to this link: http://linux.die.net/man/5/ipsec.conf

config setup

plutodebug=all

plutostderrlog=/var/log/openswan.log

Unfortunately I can not see logs in openswan.log.

What I have missed?

Look in your system logs for any relevant info. – user9517 May 16 '16 at 06:36 — user9517, May 16 '16 at 06:36

score 10 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '16 at 06:55

10

Required to add the configuration to file /etc/ipsec.conf

# basic configuration
config setup
        plutodebug=all

        plutostderrlog=/var/log/openswan.log

answered May 16 '16 at 06:55

Michael

On 1/12/18, with `strongSwan 5.3.5`, adding these lines and restarting the server reports both keywords as deprecated. I have not yet found a fix. – Scott Swezey Jan 12 '18 at 23:30

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