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servermgrd(8)             BSD System Manager's Manual            servermgrd(8)

NAME
     servermgrd -- Mac OS X Server administrative daemon

SYNOPSIS
     servermgrd [-d | -x] [-i interval] [-p port] [-S port]

     servermgrd [-h | -v]

DESCRIPTION
     servermgrd allows the Server Admin application to control the machine servermgrd is running on.

     servermgrd is typically launched at boot time under the control of launchd(8).

OPTIONS
     The following options are available:
     -d           Do not move to background and print log strings to the terminal.

     -h           Print usage summary and exit.

     -i interval  perform doIdle every interval seconds. This option is primarily used when debugging.
                  Valid range of values is 1 through 300. Default is 60.

     -p port      Use the specified port for cleartext communications instead of the default value of 687.

     -S port      Use the specified port for encrypted (SSL) communications instead of the default value of
                  311.

     -v           Print build version and exit.

     -x           Do not move to background.

KEYS
     The following keys are recognized in the default configuration file,
     /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgrd.plist:

     idlePeriod=integer                        Same as -i.
     listenForRegularConnections={true|false}  Enables or disables cleartext connections.

     listenForSSLConnections={true|false}      Enables or disables encrypted connections.

     moduleAuthAnonymous=array                 Unknown / unused.

     moduleAuthAnyUser=array                   Unknown / unused.

     modulesToRunAsCGIs=array                  Unknown / unused.

     regularPort=integer                       Same as -p.

     sslPort=integer                           Same as -S.

FILES & FOLDERS
     /etc/servermgrd
           -   SSL certificate and key
     /etc/servermgrd/getsslpassphrase
           -   If you have an encrypted key file, then this executable needs to return the passphrase
     /usr/sbin/servermgrd
           -   daemon
     /usr/share/servermgrd
           -   directory of administrative plug-ins
     /Library/Preferences/com.apple.servermgrd.plist
           -   current configuration file
     /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.servermgrd.plist
           -   launchd(8) configuration file.

DIAGNOSTICS
     The servermgrd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

     Invalid arguments will silently be converted to their default values.

SEE ALSO
     launchctl(8), launchd(8), serveradmin(8)

Mac OS X Server                 04 January 2005                Mac OS X Server