netconf-subsystem - thin client to access netconfd server
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Description
netconf-subsystem is a thin-client application that is called by the OpenSSH server to access the
netconfd server, when the 'netconf' subsystem is requested.
Name
netconf-subsystem - thin client to access netconfd server
Options
--ncxserver-sockname=port@filespec
Specifies the corresponding pairs of SSH ports and UNIX socket names. This option allows multiple
netconfd instances to run on the same host.
/etc/ssh/sshd_config:
...
Port 830
Port 1830
Port 2830
Subsystem netconf "/usr/sbin/netconf-subsystem --ncxserver-sockname=830@/tmp/ncxserver.sock --ncxserver-sockname=1830@/tmp/ncxserver-right.sock --ncxserver-sockname=2830@/tmp/ncxserver-middle.sock"
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See Also
netconfd(1) Linux November 29, 2022 netconf-subsystem(1)
Synopsis
netconf-subsystem
Usage
The location of this program needs to be configured in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file. The following
configuration needs to be present:
Port 22
Port 830
Subsystem netconf /usr/sbin/netconf-subsystem
The actual filespec in the last line will depend on the location that this program is installed. The
default value is shown in the example above.
