sysmond(8)

NAME
sysmond - monitor system values and respond to udp queries

SYNOPSIS

sysmond [options]

DESCRIPTION

The sysmond application monitors values in the /proc and /sys virtual file systems and returns those values to a client in response to a udp request. It is designed to work with the sysmon3 client.

The application must be run as the root user. No options are required, however any user can run the program with the --help option.

OPTIONS

The options which apply to the sysmond command are:

-c, --config-file
    Specify a non-default configuration file (default /etc/sysmond.conf).

-p, --pid-file
    Specify a non-default pid file (default /tmp/sysmond.dbg).

-u, --udp-port
    Specify a non-default udp port (default 12686).

-s, --scan-time
    Specify a non-default scan time (default 1 second).

-h, --help
    Display help message and exit.

SIGNALS

The application disconnects from the terminal and will only respond to signals.

SIGTERM
    Termination signal.

SIGUSR1
    Dump current readings to the debug file.
    Example: kill -SIGUSR1 $(cat /run/sysmond.pid)

FILES

/etc/sysmond.conf
    Default configuration file.

/run/sysmond.pid
    Default program identification (pid) file.

/tmp/sysmond.dbg
    Default file for data or debugging information.