Config file format¶

Initial state of NFD daemon is configured using an INFO file.

Example configuration¶

; the process section contains settings of nfd process
process
{
  pidfile /tmp/nfd.pid ; filename to write PID upon startup
}

; the face_system section defines what faces and channels are created
face_system
{
  ; the unix section contains settings of UNIX stream faces and channels
  unix
  {
    listen yes ; set to 'no' to disable UNIX stream listener, default 'yes'
    path /var/run/nfd.sock ; UNIX stream listener path
  }

  ; the tcp section contains settings of TCP faces and channels
  tcp
  {
    listen yes ; set to 'no' to disable TCP listener, default 'yes'
    port 6363 ; TCP listener port number
  }

  ; the udp section contains settings of UDP faces and channels
  udp
  {
    port 6363 ; UDP unicast port number
    idle_timeout 30 ; idle time (seconds) before closing a UDP unicast face
    keep_alive_interval 25; interval (seconds) between keep-alive refreshes

    ; NFD creates one UDP multicast face per NIC
    mcast yes ; set to 'no' to disable UDP multicast, default 'yes'
    mcast_port 56363 ; UDP multicast port number
    mcast_group 224.0.23.170 ; UDP multicast group (IPv4 only)
  }

  ; the ether section contains settings of Ethernet faces and channels
  ether
  {
    ; NFD creates one Ethernet multicast face per NIC
    mcast yes ; set to 'no' to disable Ethernet multicast, default 'yes'
    mcast_group 01:00:5E:00:17:AA ; Ethernet multicast group
  }
}

; the authorizations section grants privileges to authorized keys
authorizations
{
  ; an authorize section grants privileges to a key
  authorize
  {
    keyfile "/tmp/key1.pub" ; public key file
    privileges ; set of privileges granted to this public key
    {
      fib,
      stats
    }
  }

  authorize
  {
    keyfile "/tmp/key2.pub" ; public key file
    privileges ; set of privileges granted to this public key
    {
      face
    }
  }
}