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NAME

6       gkrellmd - The GNU Krell Monitors Server
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SYNOPSIS

10       gkrellmd  [ --help ] [ --verbose ] [ -u | --update-hz f ] [ -m | --max-
11       clients N ] [ -A | --address server_address ] [ -P | --port server_port
12       ] [ -a | --allow-host hostname ] [ -d | --detach ] [ -p | --plugin name
13       ] [ -pe | --plugin-enable name ] [ --plist ] [  --plog  ]  |  --logfile
14       path ] | --syslog ] [ -U | --user username ] [ -G | --group groupname ]
15       [ --pidfile path ] [ --inet-interval seconds ] [ --io-timeout seconds ]
16       [  --reconnect-timeout  seconds ] [ --mailbox mbox_path ] [ --net-timer
17       net_interface ] [ --mbmon-port number ]
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DESCRIPTION

21       gkrellmd Listens for connections from gkrellm clients.  When a  gkrellm
22       client connects to a gkrellmd server all builtin monitors collect their
23       data from the server.  However, the gkrellm process is running  on  the
24       local machine, so plugins enabled in gkrellm will collect data from the
25       local context unless the plugin is  client/server  capable  and  has  a
26       gkrellmd  plugin  counterpart  which  is  installed  and enabled on the
27       server.  Enabling a gkrellmd plugin  installed  on  a  server  requires
28       adding a plugin-enable line to a gkrellmd.conf file.
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30       Any  command  launching  from a gkrellm client will run commands on the
31       local machine.  If you want to execute  commands  on  the  server,  the
32       client side commands can use ssh.
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34       There  is  no support for file system mounting on the machine where the
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OPTIONS

40       -h --help
41              Displays usage information and exits.
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43       -v --version
44              Prints gkrellmd version and exits.
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46       -V --verbose
47              Prints connection progress.
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49       -u, --update-hz f
50              Sets the data update frequency in samples  per  second  for  the
51              server.   This  is  independent  of  and should be less than the
52              gkrellm client update rate.  The rate can be from 1  to  10  and
53              should  be  lower  to  minimize network traffic.  A value of not
54              much more than 1/2 the client update rate is best  where  it  is
55              not important to minimize network traffic.
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57       -m, --max-clients N
58              Sets  the maximum number of simultaneous clients allowed to con‐
59              nect to the server.
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61       -A, --address server_address
62              Use server_address for the network connection.
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64       -P, --port server_port
65              Use server_port for the network connection.
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67       -a, --allow-host hostname
68              Specify hosts which are allowed to connect.  Multiple allow-host
69              arguments  may  be given.  If no hosts are specified on the com‐
70              mand line or in a gkrellmd.conf file, then all hosts are allowed
71              to  connect.  The hostname argument may be a text name or a IPv4
72              or IPv6 dotted notation.  For IPv4, the  simple  subnet  pattern
73              x.y.z.*  may be used.  Also, if hostname is the keyword ALL then
74              all hosts are allowed.  This option is  additive  and  specified
75              hosts  will  be  added  to the hostnames listed in gkrellmd.conf
76              files unless the --clear-hosts option is given first.
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79       -p, --plugin name
80              For plugin development convenience, load and enable the  command
81              line  specified  plugin  to  avoid repeated install steps in the
82              development cycle.  See the README from the  gkrellm  demo5  for
83              more  information  on  gkrellmd plugin development.  Requires at
84              least gkrellmd version 2.2.0.
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86       -pe, --plugin-enable name
87              Specify an installed plugin to enable  (this  is  probably  more
88              convenient  to  specify  in  a gkrellmd.conf file).  Requires at
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92       -plist Output a list of plugins which are installed  and  available  to
93              enable and exit.  Requires at least gkrellmd version 2.2.0.
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95       -plog  Output  a  log of the plugin install process.  When requesting a
96              log, the --detach option will have no effect.  Requires at least
97              gkrellmd version 2.2.0.
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99       -l, --logfile path
100              Enable sending error and debugging messages to a log file.
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103              Enable sending logging messages to the syslog file.
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107              Clears  the  current list of allowed hosts.  Use this before any
108              --allow-host arguments if you want command line allowed hosts to
109              override and not be additive to those specified in gkrellmd.conf
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113              Runs gkrellmd in the background and detaches from the terminal.
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115       -U, --user username
116              Changes user to username after startup.  Useful if you  want  to
117              run gkrellmd as root, but set it to run with another privileges;
118              typically as the nobody user.
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121              Changes group to groupname after startup.
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123       --pidfile path
124              Create a PID file for the  running  gkrellmd.   Typically,  path
125              would be /var/run/gkrellmd.pid.  Default is no PID file.
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127       --inet-interval seconds
128              The  Internet  monitor  defaults to reading TCP connections once
129              per second.   However,  for  Linux  SMP  kernels  where  reading
130              /proc/net/tcp  causes  high  cpu usage, the inet-interval may be
131              set to 1-20 seconds to slow down /proc/net/tcp reads.  Or set it
132              to 0 to totally disable the Internet monitor.  Requires at least
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135       --io-timeout seconds
136              Configure gkrellm clients to disconnect from a  gkrellmd  server
137              if  there is an io-timeout interval where the client receives no
138              input from the server.  Use this for conditions  where  gkrellmd
139              may  be ungracefully terminated such that socket connections are
140              not closed.  Minimum is 2 (less than 2 for no I/O  disconnecting
141              and  is  the default).  Requires at least 2.1.8 versions of both
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144       --reconnect-timeout seconds
145              Configure gkrellm clients to attempt automatic reconnects  to  a
146              gkrellmd  server every reconnect-timeout seconds after a discon‐
147              nected state is detected.  Disconnected states  are  created  by
148              normal gkrellmd shutdowns or by an expiring io-timeout.  Minimum
149              is 2 (less than 2 for  no  automatic  reconnecting  and  is  the
150              default).  Requires at least 2.1.8 versions of both gkrellmd and
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153       --mailbox mbox_path
154              Check the server side mailbox mbox_path and send mail counts  to
155              connected  gkrellm clients.  Mailbox types may be mbox, Maildir,
156              and MH mail.  Requires at least 2.1.11 versions of both gkrellmd
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161              Configure gkrellmd to send the connect time for a network inter‐
162              face to all clients to be displayed in the client gkrellm  timer
163              button  monitor  display.   If  this is done, the client gkrellm
164              timer button can still execute commands on the client,  but  the
165              button  will  not  affect  the  timer  display.  If you want the
166              client timer button to execute  commands  on  the  server,  your
167              timer  button  commands can use ssh.  So set this if your server
168              box has say a ppp0 or ippp0 connection and you want  to  monitor
169              its  connect  time.   Requires  at  least 2.2.7 versions of both
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173       --mbmon-port port_number
174              If the  mbmon  daemon  is  running  when  gkrellmd  is  started,
175              gkrellmd  will  connect to mbmon using the given port_number and
176              send mbmon sensor data to connected gkrellm clients.  The  mbmon
177              daemon  should have been started using the same port number like
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EXAMPLE

183       On the server machine where gkrellmd  is  installed,  copy  the  sample
184       gkrellmd.conf  file  from the server subdirectory of the gkrellm source
185       tarball to one of the gkrellmd.conf locations listed in the FILES  sec‐
186       tion  and edit it to set your preferences or to enable plugins.  Proba‐
187       bly don't set the detached option until you are happy with the configu‐
188       ration.  Run: gkrellmd
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192       Configure  the  client gkrellm in its graphical configuration window as
193       you wish, and that's all there is to it.  Of course, if you  don't  use
194       the default gkrellmd port number you will have to supply an appropriate
195       port argument to the client gkrellm.
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197       Available plugins will be installed in the  plugins-gkrellmd  directory
198       locations  listed  in  the  FILES  section.  You may test enable any of
199       these plugins with the -pe  option,  but  for  permanent  enabling  you
200       should add a plugin-enable line to any gkrellmd.conf file listed in the
201       FILES section.  Run gkrellmd -plist to see  a  list  of  all  installed
202       plugins  and  run  gkrellmd  -plog  to  see a log of the plugin install
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FILES

207       /etc/gkrellmd.conf
208              System server config which is read first.  The config  file  may
209              contain lines similar to the command line args.  For example:
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232              With the exception of --allow-host, command line args will over‐
233              ride options in gkrellmd.conf files.
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236       /usr/local/etc/gkrellmd.conf
237              Local server config file which is read second.
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239       ~/.gkrellmd.conf
240              User server config file which is read last.
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242       ~/.gkrellm2/plugins-gkrellmd
243              User server plugin directory.
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245       /usr/lib64/gkrellm2/plugins-gkrellmd
246              System wide server plugin directory.
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AUTHOR

254       This manual  page  was  written  by  Bill  Wilson  <billw@gkrellm.net>.
255       http://www.gkrellm.net/
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