NAME¶

watchcatd - 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

BUGS¶

The current version doesn't support thread registry, only process registry to service.

AUTHORS¶

Michel Machado <michel@digirati.com.br>
Andre Nathan <andre@digirati.com.br>

SEE ALSO¶

watchcatd.conf(5), watchdog(8).