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[sysdb.git] / doc / sysdbd.1.txt

diff --git a/doc/sysdbd.1.txt b/doc/sysdbd.1.txt
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--- a/doc/sysdbd.1.txt
+++ b/doc/sysdbd.1.txt
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 *sysdbd* is a multi-backend system management and inventory collection daemon.
-It may be used to (continuously) collect information from various backends
-(e.g., inventory services, monitoring services, configuration services) and
-provides a uniform combined view of all data.
+It stores system and inventory information about hardware and software
+systems. This information is (continuously) collected from various
+configurable backends.
 
 The main daemon itself is the central instance managing all collected
 information and doing the correlation of objects provided by different
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@ OPTIONS
 *-V*::
        Display the version number and copyright information.
 
+SIGNALS
+-------
+
+*sysdbd* accepts and handles the following signals:
+
+*SIGINT*, *SIGTERM*::
+       These signals initiate a clean shutdown and termination of the daemon.
+
+*SIGHUP*::
+       This signal causes the daemon to re-read the configuration and reconfigure
+       all plugins. Plugins which are no longer in use will be disabled and
+       unloaded. Open client connections are not affected by this.
+
 EXIT CODES
 ----------
 *0*::
@@ -57,15 +70,15 @@ None known.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
-*sysdb.conf*(5)
+*sysdbd.conf*(5)
 
 AUTHOR
 ------
-sysdbd was written by Sebastian "tokkee" Harl <sh@tokkee.org>.
+SysDB was written by Sebastian "tokkee" Harl <sh@tokkee.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
 ---------
-Copyright (C) 2012 Sebastian "tokkee" Harl <sh@tokkee.org>
+Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Sebastian "tokkee" Harl <sh@tokkee.org>
 
 This is free software under the terms of the BSD license, see the source for
 copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or