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ALTQD(8) System Manager's Manual ALTQD(8)

altqd — ALTQ daemon

altqd [-dv] [-f conf_file]

altqd is a daemon program that reads a configuration file and then sets up the ALTQ state of network interfaces. After configuring the ALTQ state, altqd will detach and become a daemon.

The signals SIGINT or SIGTERM will shutdown altqd, and the signal SIGHUP will restart altqd.

The following options are available:

Debug mode. altqd does not detach and goes into the command mode.
conf_file
Specify a configuration file to read instead of the default. The default file is /etc/altq.conf.
Print debugging information. This option implies -d.

When -d option is provided, altqd goes into the command mode after reading the configuration file and setting up the ALTQ state. Each command is a single line, starting with the command verb.

The basic commands are as follows:

|
Display a complete list of commands and their syntax.
Exit.
reload
Reload the configuration file and reinitialize ALTQ.
interface [enable|disable]
Enables or disables ALTQ on the interface named . When altqd enters the command mode, ALTQ is enabled on all the interfaces listed in the configuration file.

/etc/altq.conf
configuration file
/var/run/altqd.pid
pid of the running altqd
/var/run/altq_quip
Unix domain socket for communicating with altqstat(1)

altqstat(1), altq.conf(5), altq(9)

November 26, 2006 NetBSD-9.2