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diff --git a/system/uptimed/README b/system/uptimed/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e96a9c0bdb --- /dev/null +++ b/system/uptimed/README @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +uptimed (An uptime deamon to log your best uptimes) + +Stores your best uptime statistics in "/var/spool/uptimed/records" + +The 'uprecords' command will display your best uptime results. + +Note: See below on how to launch uptimed automatically. +Additional configuration via "/etc/uptimed.conf" + (See "/etc/uptimed.conf-dist") + +The uptimed daemon runs in the background and regularly stores the following +data to "/var/spool/uptimed/records"; +"<Uptime in seconds>:<Boot up in unixtime>:<System kernel name and release>" +The boot up value is used as a unique identifier. + +See "uprecords -?" for additional record display options. + +The "uprecords" file can be copied as "uprecords.cgi" to your CGI directory, +and will render Content-type head information and HTML tabs as necessary. +(See "INSTALL.cgi" in the extracted source for more information.) + +To have the daemon launch automatically at boot time, + 1) Set the rc.uptimed file as executable; + chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.uptimed + 2) Add an entry in rc.local with; + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.uptimed ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.uptimed start + fi + +Q: Why are my records not saved between reboots? I can see the current uptime + info with the 'uprecords' command. +A: The uptimed daemon was possibly not running to regularly save the data to the + "/var/spool/uptimed/records" file. See above on how to automatically start + the daemon, and confirm that the "/var/spool/uptimed" directory exists + and is writable. |