cnid_metad

8 17 Mar 2024 Netatalk Netatalk AFP Fileserver Manual @netatalk_version@

cnid_metad

daemon for starting `cnid_dbd`(8) daemons on demand

          cnid_metad

          -d

          -F configuration file

          cnid_metad

            -v

            -V

## Description

`cnid_metad` waits for requests from afpd to start up instances of the cnid_dbd daemon. It keeps track of the status of a cnid_dbd instance once started and will restart it if necessary. `cnid_metad` is normally started at boot time by `netatalk`(8) and runs until shutdown.

## Options

`-d`

- cnid_metad will remain in the foreground and will also leave the standard input, standard output and standard error file descriptors open. Useful for debugging.

`-F` `configuration file`

- Use configuration file as the configuration file.

`-v, -V`

- Show version and exit.

## Caveats

`cnid_metad` does not block or catch any signals apart from SIGPIPE. It will therefore exit on most signals received. This will also cause all instances of cnid_dbd's started by that `cnid_metad` to exit gracefully. Since state about and IPC access to the subprocesses is only maintained in memory by `cnid_metad` this is desired behaviour. As soon as `cnid_metad` is restarted afpd processes will transparently reconnect.

## See Also

netatalk

8 ,

cnid_dbd

8 ,

afpd

8 ,

dbd

1 ,

afp.conf

5

## Author

See CONTRIBUTORS