OVDB_SERVER(8)            InterNetNews Documentation            OVDB_SERVER(8)


NAME
       ovdb_server - Overview helper server for nnrpd

SYNOPSIS
       Use ovdb_init to start ovdb_server

DESCRIPTION
       If the readserver parameter in ovdb.conf is true, ovdb_init (if not
       invoked with the -r flag) will start as many ovdb_server processes as
       the numrsprocs parameter states.

       ovdb_server opens the overview database, and accesses it on behalf of
       the nnrpd reader processes.

       To shut down ovdb_server, send a TERM signal to the process ID
       mentioned in ovdb_server.pid in pathrun (note that the rc.news script
       already does that if used to shut down INN).  The parent process will
       shut down its children and wait for their exit before exiting itself.

HISTORY
       Written by Heath Kehoe <hakehoe@avalon.net> for InterNetNews.

SEE ALSO
       ovdb(5), ovdb_init(8), rc.news(8).

INN 2.7.1                         2022-07-10                    OVDB_SERVER(8)