ucfgif Method
Purpose
Unloads an interface instance from the kernel.
Syntax
ucfgif [ -l InterfaceInstance ]
Description
The ucfgif method removes an interface instance from the kernel. To remove the interface instance, the ucfgif method does the following:
- Unloads the interface software by calling the /usr/sbin/ifconfig interface detach.
- Sets the status flag
of the interface instance to defined.
Note: The ucfgif method is a programming tool and should not be executed from the command line.
Flags
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| -l InterfaceInstance | Specifies the interface instance to be unconfigured. If no interface name is specified, all configured interface instances are unconfigured. |
Example
To remove an interface instance from the kernel, enter the method in the following format:
ucfgif -l tr0
In this example, the name of the interface instance is tr0.