INNWATCH(8)

NAME
       innwatch - monitor innd.

SYNOPSIS
       innwatch [ -l logfile ] [ -t seconds ]

DESCRIPTION
       Innwatch  is normally started by rc.news.  It periodically
       -- every (600) seconds -- examines the load  average,  and
       the  number  of free blocks and inodes on the spool parti-
       tion, as described by its control file, innwatch.ctl(5).

       If the load gets too high, or the disk gets too  full,  it
       throttles  the  server.   When  the condition restores, it
       unblocks the server.  In addition, on  each  pass  through
       the loop it will check the logfile /var/log/news/news.crit
       to see if it has been modified, and send mail to the  news
       administrator if so.

       Upon  receipt  of  an  interrupt signal (SIGINT), innwatch
       will     report     its     status     in     the     file
       /var/lib/news/innwatch.status.

OPTIONS
       -l     To  specify  a  log  file  to watch, other than the
              default of news.crit, use the ``-l'' flag.

       -t     To  change  the  period  between  check  from   the
              default, use the ``-t'' flag.

HISTORY
       Written  by  Mike Cooper lt;mcooper@usc.edu, with modifica-
       tions     by     lt;kre@munnari.oz.au,      Steve     Groom
       lt;stevo@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov    and   Christophe   Wolfhugel
       lt;wolf@pasteur.fr.    This   is   revision   1.2,    dated
       1996/11/26.

SEE ALSO
       ctlinnd(8) innwatch.ctl(5) shlock(1).