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api.daemon

The api.daemon module provides functions for working with daemons.

api.daemon.get​

Arguments:​

  • name (string): The name of the daemon to get.

Returns:​

  • daemon (Daemon): The daemon info.

Example usage:​

daemon, err = api.daemon.get("dbus")
if err then
    api.info.error("Error occured during obtaining daemon info!")
end

api.daemon.start​

Arguments:​

  • name (string): The name of the daemon.

Returns:​

  • error (string): The error message if the daemon could not be started.

Example usage:​

local err = api.daemon.start("httpd")
if err then
  api.info.error("Error occured during starting the daemon: " .. err)
end

api.daemon.stop​

Arguments:​

  • name (string): The name of the daemon.

Returns:​

  • error (string): The error message if the daemon could not be stopped.

Example usage:​

local err = api.daemon.stop("httpd")
if err then
  api.info.error("Error occured during stopping the daemon: " .. err)
end

api.daemon.restart​

Arguments:​

  • name (string): The name of the daemon.

Returns:​

  • error (string): The error message if the daemon could not be restarted.

Example usage:​

local err = api.daemon.restart("httpd")
if err then
  api.info.error("Error occured during restarting the daemon: " .. err)
end

api.daemon.enable​

Arguments:​

  • name (string): The name of the daemon.

Returns:​

  • error (string): The error message if the daemon could not be enabled.

Example usage:​

local err = api.daemon.enable("httpd")
if err then
  api.info.error("Error occured during enabling the daemon: " .. err)
end

api.daemon.disable​

Arguments:​

  • name (string): The name of the daemon.

Returns:​

  • error (string): The error message if the daemon could not be disabled.

Example usage:​

local err = api.daemon.disable("httpd")
if err then
  api.info.error("Error occured during disabling the daemon: " .. err)
end