General Guidelines

• Do not to modify the IKE configuration file (/etc/racoon/racoon.conf).
• Do not modify the XML files in /user's home directory/.turnpike/profiles.
• Do not tamper with IPsec policies or IPsec security association (SA) using the setkey command.
• If you are exiting, a session (for instance GNOME or KDE), disconnect from the VPN before logout. Otherwise the VPN connection continues.
• Use either the CLI or the GUI option at one time, because these features might not interact properly.

IKE Status

NOTE:  You have to log in as root to check the IKE status.

To check the IKE status, use the following command:

/etc/init.d/racoon status

Either of the following statuses is displayed

• Running: IKE is up and running.

• Unused/Dead: To make the IKE run, use the following command:

  /etc/init.d/racoon start

  To stop the IKE daemon, use the following command:

  /etc/init.d/racoon stop

IKE Log

If IKE is running at the default log level, all information including the error messages gets logged.

The IKE log can be accessed at /var/log/messages.