X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?p=sysdb.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsysdbd.1.txt;h=e14ed4322235513e8e81565ff9ebdc44554393ee;hp=33ec8cfb47e60e7bc280e4496b232a2546e018ae;hb=1cea8dc9f3cb0c5579c68fcdf24e7b587ac3fe0e;hpb=bef7167f0dc1fd405e35d5cbffb3c0820945a9ea diff --git a/doc/sysdbd.1.txt b/doc/sysdbd.1.txt index 33ec8cf..e14ed43 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 +41,19 @@ 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*:: @@ -54,13 +66,19 @@ BUGS ---- None known. +SEE ALSO +-------- +manpage:sysdbd.conf[5] + +The SysDB homepage: http://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