Running LCDproc

Running LCDd
If you have installed the init-scripts you can simply start, stop and restart LCDd with the init-script.

Running LCDd from the command line
There are several reasons for running LCDd from the command line
You don't want to install LCDd but run it from the source directory.
You want to do some debugging.
You want to get the output directly on stderr.
...
If you run LCDd as a "normal" user, it will not change to the user specified in the config file. For some devices, mostly parallel port devices but also some USB devices, you will need root privileges anyway ;)
The simplest command that will run LCDd is the following. It is useful for running LCDd from the source directory, e.g. after building.

$ server/LCDd -c LCDd.conf

The Command Line Options of LCDd
Running LCDd -h gives you an overview of the currently available command line options.

LCDd -h

 

LCDd - LCDproc Server Daemon, 0.5dev

Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Selene Scriven, William Ferrell, and misc. contributors.
This program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

Usage: LCDd [<options>]
  where <options> are:
    -h                  Display this help screen
    -c <config>         Use a configuration file other than /etc/lcdproc/LCDd.conf
    -d <driver>         Add a driver to use (overrides drivers in config file) [curses]
    -f                  Run in the foreground
    -a <addr>           Network (IP) address to bind to [127.0.0.1]
    -p <port>           Network port to listen for connections on [13666]
    -u <user>           User to run as [nobody]
    -w <waittime>       Time to pause at each screen (in seconds) [4]
    -s <bool>           If set, reporting will be done using syslog
    -r <level>          Report level [2]
    -i <bool>           Whether to rotate the server info screen

Running lcdproc
You will probably more often run lcdproc from the command line than you will run LCDd.

The Command Line Options of lcdproc
Running lcdproc -h gives you an overview of the currently available command line options.

lcdproc -h

 

lcdproc - LCDproc system status information viewer

Copyright (c) 1999-2006 Selene Scriven, William Ferrell, and misc. contributors.
This program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

Usage: lcdproc [<options>] [<screens> ...]
  where <options> are
    -s <host>           connect to LCDd daemon on <host>
    -p <port>           connect to LCDd daemon using <port>
    -f                  run in foreground
    -e <delay>          slow down initial announcement of screens (in 1/100s)
    -c <config>         use a configuration file other than /etc/lcdproc/lcdproc.conf
    -h                  show this help screen
    -v                  display program version
  and <screens> are
    C CPU               detailed CPU usage
    P SMP-CPU           CPU usage overview (one line per CPU)
    G CPUGraph          CPU usage histogram
    L Load              load histogram
    M Memory            memory & swap usage
    S ProcSize          biggest processes size
    D Disk              filling level of mounted file systems
    I Iface             network interface usage
    B Battery           battery status
    T TimeDate          time & date information
    O OldTime           old time screen
    U Uptime            uptime screen
    K BigClock          big clock
    N MiniClock         minimal clock
    A About             credits page

Example:
    lcdproc -s my.lcdproc.server.com -p 13666 C M X

You will not be able to connect to a remote server, unless it listens to the correct interface and port! See LCDd.conf: The [server] Section for details on the server setup.