NAME
altqd
- ALTQ daemon
SYNOPSIS
altqd
[-dv]
[-f conf_file]
DESCRIPTION
altqd
is a daemon program that reads a configuration file and then sets up
the ALTQ state of network interfaces.
After configuring the ALTQ state,
altqd
will detach and become a daemon.
The signals
SIGINT
or
SIGTERM
will shutdown
,
and the signal
SIGHUP
will restart
.
The following options are available:
- -d
-
Debug mode.
altqd
does not detach and goes into the command mode.
- -f conf_file
-
Specify a configuration file to read instead of the default.
The default file is
/etc/altq.conf
.
- -v
-
Print debugging information.
This option implies
-d.
COMMANDS
When
-d
option is provided,
altqd
goes into the command mode after reading the configuration file and
setting up the ALTQ state.
Each command is a single line, starting with the command verb.
The basic commands are as follows:
- help | ?
-
Display a complete list of commands and their syntax.
- quit
-
Exit.
- altq reload
-
Reload the configuration file and reinitialize ALTQ.
- altq interface[ enable|disable]
-
Enables or disables ALTQ on the interface named
interface.
When
altqd
enters the command mode, ALTQ is enabled on all the
interfaces listed in the configuration file.
FILES
/etc/altq.conf
-
configuration file
/var/run/altqd.pid
-
pid of the running
altqd
/var/run/altq_quip
-
Unix domain socket for communicating with
altqstat(1)
SEE ALSO
altqstat(1),
altq.conf(5),
altq(9)