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DESCRIPTION

When invoked, the fscd utility will check for services listed in its configuration file, /usr/local/etc/fscd.conf and create a socket to listen for messages from fscadm(8), FreeBSD the services control administration utility. The fscadm(8) utility will allow for the addition or removal of services from the fscd(8) internal monitoring list.

When monitored services terminate, they will be restarted, and a notification will be logged to the LOG_ERR facility. If fscd is unable to successfully start a service, it will be removed and a log message will be issued.

fscd uses the kqueue(2) interface to be notified about process terminations and rc(8), resp. service(8) for (re)starting services, getting their pids and initially checking their status.

fscd is subject the same rules which govern rc(8); meaning that services must have an entry in rc.conf(5) before they may be handled through this interface. After successfully becoming a daemon, services may be added using the fscadm(8) utility.

OPTIONS

-d

Run fscd in the background as a deamon. The default is to run in the foreground to show service start messages on the screen.

-f

Force, if the socket already exists, delete it. This can occur if fscd is already running or was not properly shut down before.

-V

Print out the version of fscd and exit.

-v

Verbose, don't fork to background and don't log to syslog(3) but to console.

-p pidfile

Use alternative pidfile pid file instead of the standard /var/run/fscd.pid.

-s socket

Use socket socket instead of the standard socket /var/run/fscd.sock.

-c file

Use file file as configuration file instead of the standard file /usr/local/etc/fscd.conf.

FILES

/var/run/fscd.sock

name of the UNIX domain socket

/usr/local/etc/fscd.conf

name of the configuration file

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