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ALTQD(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual ALTQD(8) NAME altqd - ALTQ daemon SYNOPSIS altqd [-dv] [-f conf_file] DESCRIPTION altqd is a daemon program that reads a configuration file and then sets up the ALTQ state of network interfaces. After configuring the ALTQ state, altqd will detach and become a daemon. The signals SIGINT or SIGTERM will shutdown altqd, and the signal SIGHUP will restart altqd. The following options are available: -d Debug mode. altqd does not detach and goes into the command mode. -f conf_file Specify a configuration file to read instead of the default. The default file is /etc/altq.conf. -v Print debugging information. This option implies -d. COMMANDS When -d option is provided, altqd goes into the command mode after reading the configuration file and setting up the ALTQ state. Each command is a single line, starting with the command verb. The basic commands are as follows: help | ? Display a complete list of commands and their syntax. quit Exit. altq reload Reload the configuration file and reinitialize ALTQ. altq interface [enable|disable] Enables or disables ALTQ on the interface named interface. When altqd enters the command mode, ALTQ is enabled on all the interfaces listed in the configuration file. FILES /etc/altq.conf configuration file /var/run/altqd.pid pid of the running altqd /var/run/altq_quip Unix domain socket for communicating with altqstat(1) SEE ALSO altqstat(1), altq.conf(5), altq(9) FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 November 26, 2006 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8