On Sun, 16.04.17 23:48, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult ([email protected]) wrote:
> Hi folks, > > > I just wonder what sd_notify()+friends is really for. What does the > service manager actually do with that information? > > Is this just informational or does it do certain decisions (eg. > starting/stopping other depending services, etc) on that ? > > Is this somehow related to systems monitoring (like eg.nagios does) ? > > What is the meaning of the optional PID here ? Can one process send > notifications on behalf of another ? > > A few examples of real world usecases would be very helpful. Please always check the man pages if you have questions regarding a specific systemd interface: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_notify.html It provides an overview of the various messages, and comes with examples. It should answer all your questions. Lennart -- Lennart Poettering, Red Hat _______________________________________________ systemd-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
