innwatch.ctl.5

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.\" $Revision: 1.3 $
.TH INNWATCH.CTL 5
.SH NAME
innwatch.ctl \- control Usenet supervision by innwatch
.SH DESCRIPTION
The file
.\" =()<.I @<_PATH_CTLWATCH>@>()=
.I /var/spool/news/data/innwatch.ctl
is used to determine what actions are taken during the periodic
supervisions by
.IR innwatch .
.PP
The file consists of a series of lines; blank lines and lines beginning
with a number sign (``#'') are ignored.
All other lines consist of seven fields, each preceded by a delimiting
character:
.RS
:label:state:condition:test:limit:command:reason
.RE
.PP
The delimiter can be any one of several non-alphanumeric characters that does
not appear elsewhere in the line; there is no way to quote it to
include it in any of the fields.
Any of ``!'', ``,'', ``:'', ``@'', ``;'', or ``?'' is a good choice.
Each line can have a different delimiter; the first character on each line
is the delimiter for that line.
White space surrounding delimiters, except before the first, is ignored,
and does not form part of the fields, white space within fields is
permitted.
All delimiters must be present.
.PP
The first field is a label for the control line.
It is used as an internal state indicator and in
.I ctlinnd
messages to control the server.
If omitted, the line number is used.
.PP
The second field specifies when this control line should be used.
It consists of a list of labels,
and special indicators,
separated by whitespace.
If the current state matches against any of the labels in this field,
this line will be used as described below.
The values that may be used are:
.IP "\-"
This line matches if the current state is the same as the label on
this line, or if the current state is ``run,'' the initial state.
This is also the default state if this field is empty.
.IP "+"
This line matches if the current state is ``run.''
.IP "*"
This line always matches.
.IP "label"
This line matches if the current state is the specified ``label.''
.IP "\-label"
This line matches if the current state is not the specified ``label.''
.PP
The third field specifies a shell command that is invoked if this line matches.
Do not use any shell filename expansion characters such as ``*'', ``?'',
or ``['' (even quoted, they're not likely to work as intended).
If the command succeeds, as indicated by its exit status, it is expected
to have printed a single integer to standard output.
This gives the value of this control line, to be used below.
If the command fails, the line is ignored.
The command is executed with its current directory set to the news spool
directory,
.\" =()<.IR @<_PATH_SPOOL>@ .>()=
.IR /var/spool/news/spool .
.PP
The fourth field specifies the operator to use to test the value returned above.
It should be one of the two letter numeric test operators defined in
.IR test (1)
such as ``eq'', ``lt'' and the like.
The leading dash (`'\-'') should not be included.
.PP
The fifth field specifies a constant with which to compare the value using
the operator just defined.
This is done by invoking the command
.RS
test value -operator constant
.RE
The line is said to ``succeed'' if it returns true.
.PP
The sixth field specifies what should be done if the line succeeds,
and in some cases if it fails.
Any of the following words may be used:
.IP throttle
Causes
.I innwatch
to throttle the server if this line succeeds.
It also sets the state to the value of the line's label.
If the line fails, and the state was previously equal to
the label on this line (that is, this line had previously succeeded),
then a
.I go
command will be sent to the server, and
.I innwatch
will return to the ``run'' state.
The ``throttle'' is only performed if the current state is ``run'' or a
state other than the label of this line, regardless of whether the command
succeeds.
.IP pause
Is identical to ``throttle'' except that the server is paused.
.IP shutdown
Sends a ``shutdown'' command to the server.
It is for emergency use only.
.IP flush
Sends a ``flush'' command to the server.
.IP go
Causes
.I innwatch
to send a ``go'' command to the server and to set the state to ``run.''
.IP exit
Causes
.I innwatch
to exit.
.PP
.IP skip
The result of the control file is skipped for the current pass.
.PP
The last field specifies the reason that is used in those
.I ctlinnd
commands that require one.
More strictly, it is part of the reason \(em
.I innwatch
appends some information to it.
In order to enable other sites to recognize the state of the local
.I innd
server, this field should usually be set to one of several standard
values.
Use ``No\ space'' if the server is rejecting articles because of a lack
of filesystem resources.
Use ``loadav'' if the server is rejecting articles because of a lack
of CPU resources.
.PP
Once
.I innwatch
has taken some action as a consequence of its control line, it skips the
rest of the control file for this pass.
If the action was to restart the server (that is, issue a ``go'' command),
then the next pass will commence almost immediately, so that
.I innwatch
can discover any other condition that may mean that the server should
be suspended again.
.SH EXAMPLES
.RS
.nf
@@@df .|awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'@lt@10000@throttle@No space
@@@df -i .|awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'@lt@1000@throttle@No space (inodes)
.fi
.RE
.PP
The first line causes the server to be throttled if the free space drops
below 10000 units
(using whatever units
.I df
uses), and restarted again when free space increases above the threshold.
.PP
The second line does the same for inodes.
.PP
The next three lines act as a group and should
appear in the following order.
It is easier to explain them, however, if they are described from the last up.
.RS
.nf
!load!load hiload!loadavg!lt!5!go!
:hiload:+ load:loadavg:gt:8:throttle:loadav
/load/+/loadavg/ge/6/pause/loadav
.fi
.RE
The final line causes the server to be paused if
.I innwatch
is in the ``run'' state and the load average rises to, or above, six.
The state is set to ``load'' when this happens.
The previous line causes the server to be throttled when
.I innwatch
is in the ``run'' or ``load'' state, and the load average rises above eight.
The state is set to ``hiload'' when this happens.
Note that
.I innwatch
can switch the server from ``paused'' to ``throttled'' if the load average
rises from below six to between six and seven, and then to above eight.
The first line causes the server to be sent a ``go'' command if
.I innwatch
is in the ``load'' or ``hiload'' state, and the load average drops below five.
.PP
Note that all three lines assume a mythical command
.I loadavg
that is assumed to print the current load average as an integer.
In more practical circumstances, a pipe of
.I uptime
into
.I awk
is more likely to be useful.
.SH BUGS
This file must be tailored for each individual site, the sample supplied
is truly no more than a sample.
The file should be ordered so that the more common problems are tested first.
.PP
The ``run'' state is not actually identified by the label with that three
letter name, and using it will not work as expected.
.PP
Using an ``unusual'' character for the delimiter such as ``('', ``*'',
``&'', ``\(ga'', ``\(aa'', and the like, is likely to lead to obscure and
hard to locate bugs.
.SH HISTORY
Written by <[e-mail]> for InterNetNews.
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.R$ $Id: innwatch.ctl.5,v 1.3 1993/01/29 16:42:58 rsalz Exp $
.SH "SEE ALSO"
innd(8),
ctlinnd(8),
news.daily(8).