REPOSD.CONF(5)

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✨ REPOSD.CONF(5) ✨

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Linux Programmers Manual — yes, that Linux Programmers Manual, we're literally in the big leagues — and it's all about reposd.conf, the glow-up config file for the SBLIM metric repository daemon. sit down, grab a strawberry drink, we're doing this 🍓💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

reposd.conf — the configuration file for the SBLIM metric repository daemon. it's giving "settings, but make it daemon."

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so reposd.conf gets read by reposd(8) at startup. that's it. that's the moment. it reads it once, at startup, and then it's off living its life.

the file is built out of lines, and every line is a lil pair: a configuration option, then a value, and the two of them are glued together with an = character. that's the whole structure. iconic.

and if you wanna say something but you don't want it to mean anything — same, honestly — you drop a # (number sign) and everything after it is a comment. the daemon simply does not care. 🙈

💅 OPTIONS 💅

here's the full menu, no skips, no cuts, all of it:

  • RepositoryPort=port — the TCP port the repository daemon is gonna sit there and listen on. default is 6363. set it, forget it, slay.
  • RepositoryMaxConnections=conns — how many client connections the repository daemon can handle in parallel at the same time. like how many besties can be in the group call before it gets chaotic. default is 100.
  • TraceLevel=level — the trace level for the reposd process. turn it up if you want the tea, keep it low if you don't. default is 0.
  • TraceFile=file — the name of the file where all the tracing info gets written. default is stderr. yes, stderr is the default. it's just living on the edge like that.
  • TraceComponents=comps[:comps...] — which repository components get traced. you separate them with a colon (:), because of course you do. the valid components are: comm, util, repos. default is none — nobody's getting traced unless you say so. 💀
  • PluginDirectory=dir — the directory where all the repository metric plugins are chillin'. default is /usr/lib/gather/rplug (or /usr/lib64/gather/rplug).
  • AutoLoad=plugin[:plugin...] — the plugins you want to automatically load, initialize, and start sampling. valid values are: * — which is the "everybody come through" option — or a colon-separated list. default is none.
  • ExpirationInterval=secs — how many seconds metric values stay kept in the in-core repository before they expire. heads up bestie, this one's important: the longer the interval, the more memory reposd is gonna eat. it's giving "unlimited storage" but make it your RAM. valid values are an integer between 60 and 86400. default is 1200.

💀 BUGS 💀

the SBLIM project keeps a mailing list, and that's where you should send all your questions about sfc b... okay it's sfcb, sfcc, wbemcli, the metric data gatherer, or literally any of the SBLIM providers. to subscribe and join the chat, go here:

https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sblim-issues

and if you find an actual bug (not just a vibe check fail), please report it to the bug tracker. the SBLIM project bug tracking page lives at:

https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=128809&atid=712784
fr fr, report the bugs. they want to know. it's a whole community thing. 🫶

👑 AUTHORS 👑

please refer to the AUTHORS file distributed with sblim-gather. the whole squad is listed in there, we're not retyping the group chat. ✨

Copyright © 2003-2012 IBM Corp.

⭐ LICENSE ⭐

reposd.conf is distributed under the terms of the Eclipse Public License (the "Agreement"). and listen — any use, reproduction or distribution of this program constitutes recipients acceptance of the agreement. so like, using it is agreeing to it. no cap. read the terms, bestie. 📜

you can obtain a current copy of the Eclipse Public License from:

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/eclipse-1.0.php

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

  • reposd(8) — go read it, it's the whole reason this config file exists. iykyk. 💜

and that's the page!! this lovely little manpage is from sblim-gather-2.2.9, dated 07/25/2025, and it goes by REPOSD.CONF(5) — she's a section 5 girlie and she ate. go configure something iconic, bestie 🎀💖✨

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