NAME

rpc.cmsd − calendar manager service daemon

SYNOPSIS

rpc.cmsd [−d] [−s] [−g hhmm]

DESCRIPTION

The rpc.cmsd is a small database  manager  for  appointment  and resource-scheduling  data.  It’s  primary client is dtcm, a  productivity  tool  included  with  CDE.  rpc.cmsd is  normally  invoked by inetd(1M) when a dtcm request is recieved. 

By default, rpc.cmsd does garbage collection by writing the internal calendar image out to the calendar file at 4:00 am each day.  If the −g option is specified, rpc.cmsd does garbage collection at the specified time intead of the default time. 

OPTIONS

The following options are available:

−d Enables debugging output. 

−s Runs rpc.cmsd in the foreground.  This option should be used when rpc.cmsd is invoked manually for debugging purposes. 

−g hhmm
Specifies the time of garbage collection in the 24 hour system. hh is the hour number (0-23) and mm is the minute number (00-59). The default is 0400.

OPERANDS

None. 

STDIN

Not used. 

INPUT FILES

The database format used by the rpc.cmsd is private. 

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

None. 

RESOURCES

None. 

ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS

None. 

STDOUT

When the −d option is used, rpc.cmsd writes the debugging information to stdout. 

STDERR

None. 

OUTPUT FILES

None. 

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION

None. 

EXIT STATUS

When the process exits, rpc.cmsd exits with the status of the exited child.  Otherwise, the following exit values are returned:

0 Normal termination.  A zero exit status means rpc.cmsd has received a HUP signal, and terminated normally.  serving the session. 

-1 Abnormal termination.  Permissions on the database file or directory were incorrect. 

1 RPC memory managment errors have prevented successful operation, a socket operation failed in a nonrecoverable way, or could not create a udp service. 

2 Could not create a TLI connnection. 

3 Could not register the service. 

CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS

The rpc.cmsd utility takes the standard action for all signals. 

APPLICATION USAGE

To run rpc.cmsd in standalone mode, the user must be root. 

EXAMPLES

None. 

SEE ALSO

dtcm(1), dtcm_lookup(1), dtcm_delete(1), dtcm_insert(1), sdtcm_convert(1), inetd(1M)
 

SunOS 1.0.1  —  Last change: 15 Oct 1994