X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?p=sysdb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsysdbd.1.txt;h=6bf4b96ed5ab0d6598282f14bffc9c588c801fba;hp=019ad9792192a525716f2647cd6cdc18f84a53cf;hb=0a3dd5b9b97e25156412a95bcecf25f8d75c72fc;hpb=f6a528b13a43d75b06e15ce3f38550aa5594842a diff --git a/doc/sysdbd.1.txt b/doc/sysdbd.1.txt index 019ad97..6bf4b96 100644 --- a/doc/sysdbd.1.txt +++ b/doc/sysdbd.1.txt @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ sysdbd(1) ========= -Sebastian "tokkee" Harl -version {package_version}, {build_date} :doctype: manpage NAME @@ -15,9 +13,9 @@ 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 @@ -32,9 +30,10 @@ OPTIONS The main configuration file. This file defines the behavior of *sysdbd* by specifying default settings and the plugins to be loaded. -*-d*:: - Daemonize on startup: Start *sysdbd* as a background process detached from - the current terminal and session. +*-D*:: + Do not daemonize on startup: Rather than starting *sysdbd* as a background + process detached from the current terminal and session (the default), run + the process in the foreground. This allows easy monitoring of *sysdbd*. *-h*:: Display a usage and help summary and exit. @@ -42,6 +41,35 @@ OPTIONS *-V*:: Display the version number and copyright information. +CLIENT AUTHENTICATION +--------------------- + +include::sysdb-auth.txt[] + +FILES +----- + +*/etc/sysdb/sysdbd.conf*:: + The default main configuration file for the SysDB daemon. + +*/etc/sysdb/ssl/key.pem*:: +*/etc/sysdb/ssl/cert.pem*:: + The default SSL private key and certificate files to use for SSL + connections. + +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*:: @@ -56,15 +84,17 @@ None known. SEE ALSO -------- -*sysdb.conf*(5) +manpage:sysdbd.conf[5] + +The SysDB homepage: https://sysdb.io/ AUTHOR ------ -sysdbd was written by Sebastian "tokkee" Harl . +SysDB was written by Sebastian "tokkee" Harl . COPYRIGHT --------- -Copyright (C) 2012 Sebastian "tokkee" Harl +Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Sebastian "tokkee" Harl 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