xrootd(8)

xrootd8

Extended root daemon

Usage

xrootd [options] [exports]

Overview

The xrootd daemon provides LAN/WAN access to data in stand-alone nodes, clustered nodes, as well as globally federated clusters. Usage synopsis can be displayed by typing "xrootd -h". Complete HTML documentation can be found at

https://xrootd.web.cern.ch/doc/dev57/xrd_config.htm

Notes

Documentation for all components associated with xrootd can be found at https://xrootd.org/docs.html

Diagnostics

Configuration errors yield an error message and a non-zero exit status. The program never exits upon success. Use the kill command or "/etc/init.d/xrootd stop" to terminate the program.

Support level

The xrootd daemon is supported by the xrootd collaboration. Contact information can be found at
https://xrootd.org/contact.html

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. Arch

License

License terms can be displayed by typing "xrootd -H".

From xrootd 6.1.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.