ALTQD(8) | System Manager's Manual | ALTQD(8)

# 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 altqd, and the signal SIGHUP will restart altqd.

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)

November 26, 2006 | NetBSD 6.0