watchcatd - process monitoring daemon
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Bugs
The current version doesn't support thread registry, only process registry to service.
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.
Files
/etc/watchcatd.conf
The system wide configuration file. See watchcatd.conf(5) for further details.
/var/run/watchcat.socket
The watchcat device.
Name
watchcatd - process monitoring daemon
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.
See Also
watchcatd.conf(5), watchdog(8). WATCHCATD January 2004 WATCHCATD(8)
Synopsis
watchcatd[-fhpX][-ffilename][-ppathname]
