{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ipmilan",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ipmilan/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-03T00:25:36Z",
    "synopsis": "ipmilan [-c configfile] [-i ipmidevice] [-d] [-n]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ipmilan - IPMI LAN to System Interface Converter\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ipmilan [-c configfile] [-i ipmidevice] [-d] [-n]\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The ipmilan daemon allows an IPMI system interface using the OpenIPMI device driver to be ac‐\ncessed using the IPMI 1.5 or 2.0 LAN protocol.\n\nipmilan supports the full authentication capabilities of the IPMI LAN protocol.\n\nipmilan supports multiple IP addresses for fault-tolerance.  Note that messages coming in  on\nan address are always sent back out on the same address they came in.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-c",
                    "content": "Set the configuration file to one other than the default of /etc/ipmilan.conf\n",
                    "flag": "-c"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-n",
                    "content": "is useful for running from init.\n",
                    "flag": "-n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d -n",
                    "content": "",
                    "flag": "-n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "CONFIGURATION": {
            "content": "Configuration is accomplished through the file /etc/ipmilan.conf.  A file with another  name\nor path may be specified using the -c option.  See the ipmilan config file man page for more\ndetails.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SECURITY": {
            "content": "ipmilan implements normal IPMI security.  The default is no access for anyone, so the default\nis  pretty  safe,  but  be  careful what you add, because this is access to control your box.\nstraight and none authorizations are not recommended, you should probably stick with  md2  or\nmd5.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SIGNALS": {
            "content": "SIGHUP\nipmilan  should  handle SIGHUP and reread it's configuration files.  However, it doesn't\nright now.  It might in the future, for now you will have to kill  it  and  restart  it.\nClients should handle reconnecting in this case.  If they don't, they are broken.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "ERROR OUTPUT": {
            "content": "At startup, all error output goes to stderr.  After that, all error output goes to syslog.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "/etc/ipmilan.conf\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "ipmilan(5),ipmiui(1),openipmish(1)\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "KNOWN PROBLEMS": {
            "content": "Currently,  ipmilan does not implement writing the config file.  IPMI commands to change con‐\nfiguration options are accepted, but the permanent writing of the changes does not  currently\nwork.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Corey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>\n\n\n\nOpenIPMI                                      06/26/12                                    ipmilan(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ipmilan - IPMI LAN to System Interface Converter",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-c",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Set the configuration file to one other than the default of /etc/ipmilan.conf"
        },
        {
            "flag": "-n",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "is useful for running from init."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-n",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": ""
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ipmiui",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ipmiui/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "openipmish",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openipmish/1/json"
        }
    ]
}