NAME

IPC::PidStat::PidServer - Process ID existance server

SYNOPSIS

use IPC::PidStat::PidServer;

IPC::PidStat::PidServer->start_server(port=>1234,);

DESCRIPTION

IPC::PidStat::PidServer responds to UDP requests that contain a PID with a packet indicating the PID and if the PID currently exists.

The Perl IPC::Locker package optionally uses this daemon to break locks for PIDs that no longer exists.

start_server ([parameter=>value ...]);

Starts the server. Does not return.

PARAMETERS

port

The port number (INET) or name (UNIX) of the lock server. Defaults to 'pidstatd' looked up via /etc/services, else 1752.

SEE ALSO

pidstatd, IPC::Locker, IPC::PidStat

DISTRIBUTION

This package is distributed via CPAN.

AUTHORS

Wilson Snyder <wsnyder@wsnyder.org>