CYRUS.CONF

NAME
DESCRIPTION
SECTION DESCRIPTIONS

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NAME

cyrus.conf - Cyrus configuration file

DESCRIPTION

/etc/cyrus.conf is the configuration file for the Cyrus master process. It defines the startup procedures, services and events to be spawned by master.

The /etc/cyrus.conf file consists of a series of entries divided into sections of the form

section {

name arguments

...

...

...

}

where section is the name of the section, name is the name of the entry and arguments is the whitespace-separated list of arguments for the entry.

Blank lines and lines beginning with ``#'' are ignored.

SECTION DESCRIPTIONS

The paragraphs below detail the three sections (START, SERVICES, EVENTS) that can be placed in the /etc/cyrus.conf file. The arguments that are available for each entry within the section are described, and each argument's default value is shown.

Arguments can appear in any order. Some arguments have no default value, these are listed with ``<no default>''. For string arguments, the value MUST be enclosed in double quotes.

START
This section lists the processes to run before any SERVICES are spawned. This section is typically used to initialize databases and start long running daemons.
cmd=
<no default>

The command (with options) to spawn as a child process. This