Process monitoring daemon
watchcatd [-fhpX] [-f filename ] [-p pathname ]
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.
Use the alternate system wide filename instead of /etc/watchcatd.conf. It must be an absolute path.
Display an usage message
Use a alternate absolute path to exec childrens. Useful for debugging purposes.
Don't detach from the console. Useful for debugging purposes.
/etc/watchcatd.conf
The system wide configuration file. See watchcatd.conf(5) for further details.
/var/run/watchcat.socket
The watchcat device.
The current version doesn't support thread registry, only process registry to service.
Michel Machado <[email protected]> Andre Nathan <[email protected]>