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The xcomd Command

Use xcomd from the command line to start and stop the CA XCOM Data Transport daemon process, to kill the daemon process, to set trace levels, and to report the release level of xcomd.

The xcomd command controls the daemon. The daemon itself runs as a background process to control file transfers and manage CA XCOM Data Transport resources. The daemon does the following:

• Schedules and synchronizes transfer requests.
• Controls shared memory for transfers.
• Establishes the default parameter values by reading the parameter file, xcom.glb and then running in the background.
• Controls the automatic restart of locally initiated transfers.
• Writes queue information out to disk periodically.
• Deletes aged entries from the queue.
• Notifies a local user by executing the xcomntfy script when LOCAL_NOTIFY is required.
• Communicates with active or pending transfers to terminate a transfer.