Anetd Configuration

Starting with version 1.6, most aspects of Anetd's behavior are controlled at runtime via configuration files. Anetd 1.6 supports the use of two configuration files: anetd.conf (master) and anetd.conf.local (local). The master configuration file, if present, is read first, followed by the local configuration file. The use of two configuration files is intended primarily for the ABone, where the ABOCC controls the master configuration file, while node administrators can make customizations in the local configuration file. A complete list of configuration items (keys) and their default values appears in Table 1.

The default location for the master configuration file depends on whether Anetd is configured for ABone operation (see section 3.1). If so, it looks for its master configuration file in

~<abocc_user>/anetd/etc/<abone_role>/anetd.conf

where <abocc_user> is the OS username of the Anetd process acting in the abocc role (default: abocc), and <abone_role> is the ABone role under which Anetd is running. If Anetd is running standalone, it looks for its master configuration file in

~/anetd/etc/anetd.conf

The location of the master configuration file can be set via the Anetd command line option -c <file-path> (see section 3.5). The default location for the local configuration file (in all cases) is ~/anetd/etc/anetd.conf.local, which can be modified by setting the configuration key local_conf_file in the master configuration file.