OVDB_MONITOR(8)

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version 2.7.4 · 9 versions
, in arch rolling, epel 10

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to OVDB_MONITOR(8) from InterNetNews Documentation — this is the manual page for ovdb_monitor, and its whole vibe is database maintenance. that's the name, that's the game. 💅

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

Use ovdb_init to start ovdb_monitor.

fr fr, ovdb_init is the one who launches her. 🎀

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

When started (normally by ovdb_init that is invoked by rc.news), ovdb_monitor forks three processes that perform routine database maintenance tasks. These are:

  • transaction checkpointing — every 30 seconds ⏱️
  • deadlock detection — every 30 seconds 💀
  • transaction log removal — every 45 seconds 🗑️

The process ID of the parent is written to ovdb_monitor.pid in the pathrun directory. This PID is used by other INN commands to verify that ovdb_monitor is running. 👑

To shut down ovdb_monitor, send a TERM signal to the process ID in ovdb_monitor.pid. The parent process will shut down the three children and wait for their exit before exiting itself. Note that when running the rc.news stop command to stop the news system, rc.news automatically takes care of stopping ovdb_monitor. 🫶

lowkey important: TERM to the PID in ovdb_monitor.pid is the shutdown move. no cap. 💅

📜 HISTORY 📜

Written by Heath Kehoe <hakehoe@avalon.net> for InterNetNews. iconic. 👑

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go check these out, iykyk. 💜

peace out bestie 💖 this page is from INN 2.7.4, dated 2024-05-19. slay. ✨

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