OVDB_MONITOR(8) InterNetNews Documentation OVDB_MONITOR(8)
NAME
ovdb_monitor - Database maintenance
SYNOPSIS
Use ovdb_init to start ovdb_monitor
DESCRIPTION
When started (normally by ovdb_init that is invoked by rc.news),
ovdb_monitor forks three processes that perform routine database
maintenance tasks. These are transaction checkpointing, deadlock
detection, and transaction log removal.
The process ID of the parent is written to ovdb_monitor.pid in the
pathrun directory. This PID is used by other INN commands to verify
that ovdb_monitor is running.
To shut down ovdb_monitor, send a TERM signal to the process ID in
ovdb_monitor.pid. The parent process will shut down the three children
and wait for their exit before exiting itself. Note that when running
the "rc.news stop" command to stop the news system, rc.news
automatically takes care of stopping ovdb_monitor.
HISTORY
Written by Heath Kehoe <hakehoe@avalon.net> for InterNetNews.
$Id: ovdb_monitor.pod 10241 2018-02-04 15:38:19Z iulius $
SEE ALSO
ovdb(5), ovdb_init(8), rc.news(8).
INN 2.6.4 2018-02-05 OVDB_MONITOR(8)