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.TH NSCTL 8 "\*(Dt" L2TPNS "System Management Commands"
.SH NAME
-nsctl \- Issue commands to l2tpns plugins
+nsctl \- manage running l2tpns instance
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B nsctl
.RB [ \-d ]
.RI [ arg " ...]"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B nsctl
-is part of the
+sends commands to a running
.B l2tpns
-package. It allows the system administrator to send manage plugin
-features of a running l2tpns process.
+process. It provides both for the loading or unloading of plugins and
+also the management of sessions via functions provided by those plugins.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-d
if any)
are sent to
.B l2tpns
-as-is, to be passed to each plugin in turn (and possibly acted upon).
+as-is, to be passed to each plugin which registers a
+.B plugin_control
+function in turn (in which it may be acted upon).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR l2tpns (8)
.SH AUTHOR