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diff --git a/network/lldpd/README b/network/lldpd/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0ba51be182 --- /dev/null +++ b/network/lldpd/README @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +LLDP allows you to know exactly on which port is a server (and +reciprocally). It is an industry standard protocol designed to +supplant proprietary Link-Layer protocols such as EDP or CDP. The goal +of LLDP is to provide an inter-vendor compatible mechanism to deliver +Link-Layer notifications to adjacent network devices. + +lldpd is an ISC-licensed implementation of LLDP for various Unixes. It +also supports some proprietary protocols. + + +Groupname and Username + +You must have the '_lldpd' group and user to run this script, +for example: + + groupadd -g 347 _lldpd + useradd -u 347 -d /run/lldpd -s /bin/false -g _lldpd _lldpd |