NAME

rstatd − kernel statistics server

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/rpc.rstatd [-l log_file] [-e|-n]

DESCRIPTION

rstatd is an RPC server that returns performance statistics obtained from the kernel.  The rup utility prints this information (see rup(1)).

inetd invokes rstatd through /etc/inetd.conf (see inetd(1M)).

Options

rstatd recognizes the following options and command-line arguments:

-l log_file Log any errors to the named log file, log_file. Errors are not logged if the -l option is not specified. 

Information logged to the file includes date and time of the error, the host name, process ID and name of the function generating the error, and the error message.  Note that different services can share a single log file because enough information is included to uniquely identify each error. 

-e Exit after serving each RPC request.  Using the -e option, the inetd security file /usr/adm/inetd.sec can control access to RPC services. 

-n Exit only if

• portmap dies (see portmap(1M)),

• another rpc.rstatd registers with portmap, or

• rpc.rstatd becomes unregistered with portmap.

The -n option is more efficient since a new process is not launched for each RPC request.  Note, this option is the default. 

AUTHOR

rstatd was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

SEE ALSO

rup(1), inetd(1M), portmap(1M), inetd.conf(4), inetd.sec(4), services(4). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

8-bit data, 16-bit data, messages. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 9.0: August 1992