#ident	"@(#)hotplugd.1m.txt 1.1     09/07/08 SMI"


System Administration Commands                            hotplugd(1M)


NAME
     hotplugd - hotplug daemon

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/hotplugd  [-d]

DESCRIPTION
     The hotplug daemon provides user-level services for the
     management of hotplug connections.  It is a system daemon
     started by the Service Management Facility (see smf(5)).
     A single instance of the service is started by default
     when the system boots.  Its fault management resource
     identifier (FMRI) is:

     svc:/system/hotplug:default
     
     The hotplug(1M) command and any other client program that
     uses the libhotplug(3LIB) library to query information
     about hotplug connections or initiate hotplug commands
     depends upon this daemon.  The hotplug daemon is a door
     server which services requests from all libhotplug(3LIB)
     clients.  The door interface is private.

     Clients use the libhotplug(3LIB) interface to administer
     hotplug connections.  And libhotplug(3LIB) uses the door
     interface to administer hotplug connections through the
     hotplug daemon service.  The hotplug daemon service acts
     as a central location to serialize all hotplug operations
     and coordinate activities with all other parts of the
     system.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     -d
     --debug

        Run the daemon in stand alone debug mode.  Messages
        will be displayed on the controlling terminal instead
        of to syslog.  And increased verbosity will be enabled
        to display more details about the internal operations
        of the daemon.

EXAMPLES
     Example 1: Enabling the hotplugd service

     # svcadm enable svc:/system/hotplugd:default

     Example 2: Disabling the hotplugd service

     # svcadm disable svc:/system/hotplugd:default

FILES
     /var/run/hotplugd_door    Hotplug daemon door

     /usr/lib/hotplugd         Hotplug daemon

ERRORS
     The hotplug daemon uses syslog(3C) to report status and error
     messages.  All of the messages are logged with the LOG_DAEMON
     facility.  Error messages are logged with the LOG_ERR and 
     LOG_NOTICE priorities, and informational messages are logged
     with the LOG_INFO priority.  The default entries in the
     /etc/syslog.conf file log all of the hotplug daemon error
     messages to the /var/adm/messages log.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr            |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Consolidation Private       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     attributes(5), hotplug(1M), libhotplug(3LIB), smf(5), svcs(1),
     syslog(3C), syslog.conf(4)

NOTES
     The hotplugd service is managed by the service management
     facility, smf(5), under the fault management resource
     identifier (FMRI):

     svc:/system/hotplugd:default

     Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling,
     disabling, or requesting  restart, can be performed using
     svcadm(1M).  The service's status can be queried using the
     svcs(1) command.