Chapter 4. Running the server

MythiCal consists of a single daemon process called mythical which handles the incoming client requests according to the configuration in mythical.conf file. The mythical daemon is typically started from a standard init script running as an unprivileged user, although for testing and configuration it can be launched directly from a terminal.

4.1. Options

The mythical daemon currently accepts the following command line options:

-X

Run as a single process (don't fork on incoming connections). This should be used for debugging purposes only.

4.2. Signals

The mythical daemon currently accepts the following signals:

SIGHUP

Re-read the mythical.conf file.