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.\" AUTHOR : Matthew Grooms
.\"          mgrooms@shrew.net
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.Dd April 12, 2010
.Dt QIKEC 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm qikec
.Nd Internet Key Exchange Connect
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl r Ar name
.Op Fl u Ar username
.Op Fl p Ar password
.Op Fl a
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
Qt GUI application provides a simple interface for users to interact with
.Xr iked 8
( Shrew Soft IKE Daemon ). This interface allows a user to control an IPsec
VPN Client connection with a remote gateway. The parameters used for the
connection are described in a Site Configuration file. For more information
about managing Site Configuration files, please see the
.Xr ikea 1
man page. Please note, the ikec application is not typically started
directly by a user but as a sub-process of the
.Xr ikea 1
Qt GUI application.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Fl r Ar name
Specify the Site Configuration name.
.It Fl u Ar username
Specify the Xauth username for the connection.
.It Fl p Ar password
Specify the Xauth password for the connection.
.It Fl a
Automatically initiate the connection.
.El
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The command exits with 0 on success, and non-zero on errors.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr iked 8 ,
.Xr ikec 1 ,
.Xr qikea 1 ,
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program was written by Matthew Grooms ( mgrooms@shrew.net ) as part
of the Shrew Soft ( http://www.shrew.net ) family of IPsec products.