PRE-TEST moon# ipsec start --debug-all Starting strongSwan 4.2.17 IPsec [starter]... | Default route found: iface=eth0, addr=192.168.0.1, nexthop=192.168.0.254 | Loading config setup | plutodebug=control | crlcheckinterval=180 | strictcrlpolicy=no | charonstart=no | Loading conn %default | ikelifetime=60m | keylife=20m | rekeymargin=3m | keyingtries=1 | Loading conn 'net-net' | also=host-host | also=moon-net | also=sun-net | Loading conn 'host-host' | also=moon | also=sun | auto=add | Loading conn 'rw' | right=%any | also=moon | also=moon-net | auto=add | Loading conn 'moon' | left=192.168.0.1 | leftcert=moonCert.pem | leftid=@moon.strongswan.org | leftfirewall=yes | also=host-host | Loading conn 'moon-net' | leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16 | Loading conn 'sun' | right=192.168.0.2 | rightid=@sun.strongswan.org | Loading conn 'sun-net' | rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/16 | conn 'net-net' includes 'sun-net' | rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/16 | conn 'net-net' includes 'moon-net' | leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16 | conn 'net-net' includes 'sun' | right=192.168.0.2 | rightid=@sun.strongswan.org # detected also loop conn 'net-net' cannot include 'host-host' | conn 'net-net' includes 'moon' | conn 'net-net' includes 'host-host' | conn 'host-host' includes 'sun' # detected also loop conn 'host-host' cannot include 'host-host' | conn 'host-host' includes 'moon' | conn 'rw' includes 'moon-net' | conn 'rw' includes 'sun' # detected also loop conn 'rw' cannot include 'moon' | conn 'rw' includes 'host-host' | conn 'rw' includes 'moon' | conn 'moon' includes 'sun' # detected also loop conn 'moon' cannot include 'moon' | conn 'moon' includes 'host-host' ### 4 parsing errors (4 fatal) ### unable to start strongSwan -- fatal errors in config moon# sleep 1 TEST moon# cat /var/log/auth.log | grep 'detected also loop' [YES] Jul 20 15:25:01 moon ipsec_starter[23428]: # detected also loop Jul 20 15:25:01 moon ipsec_starter[23428]: # detected also loop Jul 20 15:25:02 moon ipsec_starter[23428]: # detected also loop Jul 20 15:25:02 moon ipsec_starter[23428]: # detected also loop moon# cat /var/log/auth.log | grep 'errors in config' [YES] Jul 20 15:25:02 moon ipsec_starter[23428]: unable to start strongSwan -- fatal errors in config POST-TEST