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.TH SYSEVENTD 1M "Aug 6, 2004"
.SH NAME
syseventd \- kernel system event notification daemon
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/usr/lib/sysevent/syseventd\fR [\fB-d\fR \fIdebug_level\fR] [\fB-r\fR \fIrootdir\fR]
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBsyseventd\fR is a user-level daemon that accepts delivery of system event
buffers from the kernel. Once an event buffer has been delivered to
\fBsyseventd\fR, it, in turn, attempts to propagate the event to all interested
end event subscribers.
.sp
.LP
Event subscribers take the form of a \fBsyseventd\fR loadable module
(\fBSLM\fR). \fBsyseventd\fR passes the event buffer to each of its subscribers
and in return expects a notification as to the successful or unsuccessful
delivery attempt.
.sp
.LP
Upon successful delivery of the event buffer to all interested event
subscribers, \fBsyseventd\fR frees the event buffer from the kernel event
queue.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
.LP
The following options are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-d\fR \fIdebug_level\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
Enable debug mode. Messages are printed to the invoking user's terminal.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-r\fR \fIrootdir\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 18n
Cause \fBsyseventd\fR to use an alternate root path when creating its door and
lock files. Modules continue to be loaded from the standard module directories.
.RE

.SH EXIT STATUS
.sp
.LP
The following exit values are returned:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB0\fR \fR
.ad
.RS 12n
Successful completion.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBnon-zero\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 12n
An error occurred.
.RE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/sysevent/syseventd_daemon.lock\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
daemon lock file
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/sysevent/sysevent_door\fR \fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
kernel to \fBsyseventd\fR door file
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/sysevent/modules\fR \fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
\fBSLM\fR directory repository
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/platform/\fR\fB`\fR\fBuname
\(emi\fR\fB`\fR\fB/lib/sysevent/modules\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
\fBSLM\fR directory repository
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/platform/\fR\fB`\fR\fBuname
\(emm\fR\fB`\fR\fB/lib/sysevent/modules\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
\fBSLM\fR directory repository
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBsvcs\fR(1), \fBsvcadm\fR(1M), \fBsyseventconfd\fR(1M), \fBattributes\fR(5),
\fBsmf\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The \fBsyseventd\fR service is managed by the service management facility,
\fBsmf\fR(5), under the service identifier:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
svc:/system/sysevent:default
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.sp
.LP
Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling, or
requesting restart, can be performed using \fBsvcadm\fR(1M). The service's
status can be queried using the \fBsvcs\fR(1) command.