watchcatd(8)
process monitoring daemon
SYNOPSIS
watchcatd [-fhpX] [-f
filename
] [-p
pathname
]
DESCRIPTION
watchcatd
is a background daemon which monitors registered processes,
killing them in case they lock up. As a secondary use,
watchcatd
can be set up to work as a timer.
OPTIONS
- -f, --config-file filename
-
Use the alternate system wide
filename
instead of
/etc/watchcatd.conf.
It must be an absolute path.
- -h, --help
-
Display an usage message
- -p, --exec-path
-
Use a alternate absolute path to exec childrens. Useful for debugging purposes.
- -X, --dont-detach
-
Don't detach from the console. Useful for debugging purposes.
FILES
/etc/watchcatd.conf
-
The system wide configuration file. See
watchcatd.conf(5)
for further details.
/var/run/watchcat.socket
-
The watchcat device.
BUGS
The current version doesn't support thread registry, only process registry to service.
