From 85f1119b7b81b9661d3f7e47d6f42d9939bcaad1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Corinna Vinschen Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:49:45 +0000 Subject: * Revamp documentation for Cygwin 1.7, part 1. --- winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml | 31 +++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) (limited to 'winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml') diff --git a/winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml b/winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml index 27e538b2a..2f34bbbd7 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ + -f, --config-file <file> Use <file> as configuration file instead of the default configuration @@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ This option has no counterpart in the configuration file, for obvious reasons. + -c, --cleanup-threads <num> @@ -96,8 +98,7 @@ -y, --syslog Force logging to the system log. This is the default, if stderr is not - connected to a tty, e. g. redirected to a file. Note, that on 9x/Me - systems the syslog is faked by a file C:\CYGWIN_SYSLOG.TXT. + connected to a tty, e. g. redirected to a file. Configuration file option: kern.log.syslog @@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ -S, --shutdown Shutdown a running daemon and exit. Other methods are sending a SIGHUP - to the Cygserver PID or, if running as service under NT, calling - `net stop cygserver' or `cygrunsrv -E cygserver'. + to the Cygserver PID or, if running as service, calling `net stop + cygserver' or `cygrunsrv -E cygserver'. @@ -168,22 +169,16 @@ Before you run Cygserver for the first time, you should run the /usr/bin/cygserver-config script once. It creates the default - configuration file and, upon request, installs Cygserver as service - when running under NT. The script only performs a default install, - with no further options given to Cygserver when running as service. - Due to the wide configurability by changing the configuration file, - that's typically not necessary. - - - On Windows 9x/Me, just start Cygserver in any console window. It's - advisable to redirect stderr to a file of choice (e. g. - /var/log/cygserver.log) and to use the -e and -Y options or the - set the appropriate settings in the configuration file (see below). + configuration file and, upon request, installs Cygserver as service. + The script only performs a default install, with no further options + given to Cygserver when running as service. Due to the wide + configurability by changing the configuration file, that's typically + not necessary. - On Windows NT/2000/XP or 2003, you should always run Cygserver as a - service under LocalSystem account. This is the way it is installed - for you by the /usr/bin/cygserver-config script. + You should always run Cygserver as a service under LocalSystem account. + This is the way it is installed for you by the /usr/bin/cygserver-config + script. -- cgit v1.2.3