machine_server(1M)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | CAUTION | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | FILES | SEE ALSO

NAME

machine_server- multipurpose server

SYNOPSIS

machine_server [-m]

CAUTION

Do not execute this daemon manually. It is automatically invoked by the SSP startup script and periodically monitored for restart.

DESCRIPTION

The machine_server daemon performs the following functions:

• Services TCP port registration requests from netcon_server(1M) and UDP port registration requests from the Sun Enterprise 10000 SNMP agent, snmpd(1M).

• Fields netcon_server(1M) and snmpd(1M) port lookup requests from various SSP client programs and returns the port number.

• Ensures that error messages are routed to the proper messages file.

Each SSP can run only one instance of machine_server at a time.

OPTIONS

The following option is supported:

-m

Indicates the machine_server daemon is running on the main SSP. If this option is omitted, the machine_server daemon assumes it is running on the spare SSP.

FILES

The following files are supported:

$SSPVAR/pids/machine_server.pid

Process ID file

/etc/services

Reserved port specification

SEE ALSO

netcon_server(1M), snmpd(1M)

SSP 3.5  Last Revised 17 May 2000

NAME | SYNOPSIS | CAUTION | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | FILES | SEE ALSO