Manpages - vde_tunctl.8

vde_tunctl — create and manage persistent TUN/TAP interfaces

vde_tunctl [*-f* /tun-clone-device/] [*-u* /owner/] [*-t* /device-name/]

vde_tunctl [*-f* tun-clone-device/] -d /device-name

vde_tunctl allows the host sysadmin to preconfigure a TUN/TAP device for use by a particular user. That user may open and use the device, but may not change any aspects of the host side of the interface.

vde_tunctl is a simple copy of tunctl done for practical purposes.

To create an interface for use by a particular user, invoke tunctl without the -d option:

  # vde_tunctl -u someuser  
  Set 'tap0' persistent and owned by uid 500 
   

Then, configure the interface as normal:

  # ifconfig tap0 192.168.0.254 up  
  # route add -host 192.168.0.253 dev tap0  
  # bash -c 'echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/tap0/proxy_arp'  
  # arp -Ds 192.168.0.253 eth0 pub        

To delete the interface, use the -d option:

  # vde_tunctl -d tap0  
  Set 'tap0' nonpersistent 
   

*vde_switch*(1) *vde_plug2tap*(1)

tunctl was written by Jeff Dike jdike@karaya.com

This manual page is based on tunctl manual page written by Matt Zimmerman mdz@debian.org for the Debian GNU/Linux system.