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diff --git a/winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml b/winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml index 27e538b2a..2f34bbbd7 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/cygserver.sgml @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ </para> <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> +<listitem> <screen>-f, --config-file <file></screen> <para> Use <file> as configuration file instead of the default configuration @@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ This option has no counterpart in the configuration file, for obvious reasons. </para> +</listitem> <listitem> <screen>-c, --cleanup-threads <num></screen> <para> @@ -96,8 +98,7 @@ <screen>-y, --syslog</screen> <para> Force logging to the system log. This is the default, if stderr is not - connected to a tty, e. g. redirected to a file. Note, that on 9x/Me - systems the syslog is faked by a file C:\CYGWIN_SYSLOG.TXT. + connected to a tty, e. g. redirected to a file. Configuration file option: kern.log.syslog </para> </listitem> @@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ <screen>-S, --shutdown</screen> <para> Shutdown a running daemon and exit. Other methods are sending a SIGHUP - to the Cygserver PID or, if running as service under NT, calling - `net stop cygserver' or `cygrunsrv -E cygserver'. + to the Cygserver PID or, if running as service, calling `net stop + cygserver' or `cygrunsrv -E cygserver'. </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -168,22 +169,16 @@ <para> Before you run Cygserver for the first time, you should run the /usr/bin/cygserver-config script once. It creates the default - configuration file and, upon request, installs Cygserver as service - when running under NT. The script only performs a default install, - with no further options given to Cygserver when running as service. - Due to the wide configurability by changing the configuration file, - that's typically not necessary. -</para> -<para> - On Windows 9x/Me, just start Cygserver in any console window. It's - advisable to redirect stderr to a file of choice (e. g. - /var/log/cygserver.log) and to use the -e and -Y options or the - set the appropriate settings in the configuration file (see below). + configuration file and, upon request, installs Cygserver as service. + The script only performs a default install, with no further options + given to Cygserver when running as service. Due to the wide + configurability by changing the configuration file, that's typically + not necessary. </para> <para> - On Windows NT/2000/XP or 2003, you should always run Cygserver as a - service under LocalSystem account. This is the way it is installed - for you by the /usr/bin/cygserver-config script. + You should always run Cygserver as a service under LocalSystem account. + This is the way it is installed for you by the /usr/bin/cygserver-config + script. </para> </sect2> |