NAME

BosConfig - Defines server processes for the BOS Server to monitor

DESCRIPTION

The BosConfig file lists the processes that the Basic OverSeer (BOS) Server monitors on its server machine, and thus defines which AFS server processes run on the machine. It specifies how the BOS Server reacts when a process fails, and also defines the times at which the BOS Server automatically restarts processes as part of performance maintenance. The file must reside in the /usr/afs/local directory on each AFS server machine.

A server process entry in the BosConfig file records the following information:

In addition to server process entries, the BosConfig file specifies the times at which the BOS Server performs two types of automatic process restarts:

Although the BosConfig file is in ASCII format, do not use a text editor to alter it. Its format is subject to change and incorrectly formatted entries can prevent server startup in ways that are difficult to diagnose. Instead always use the appropriate commands from the bos command suite:

There are also bos commands that start and stop processes without changing entries in the BosConfig file. The BOS Server reads the BosConfig file only when it starts, transferring the information into its memory. Thus a process's status as represented in the BOS Server's memory can diverge from its status in the BosConfig file. The following commands change a process's status in the BOS Server's memory only:

SEE ALSO

bos_create(8), bos_delete(8), bos_getrestart(8), bos_restart(8), bos_setrestart(8), bos_shutdown(8), bos_start(8), bos_startup(8), bos_status(8), bos_stop(8), bos_salvage(8), fileserver(8), salvager(8), volserver(8)

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