---
name: "cgred.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "cgroup-tools"
version: "3.1.0-2+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cgred.conf"
---

# cgred.conf(5)

libcgroup configuration file

## NAME

cgred.conf - libcgroup configuration file

## DESCRIPTION

**cgred.conf** is cgred service configuration file. In this file there could be defined several internal values. Defining anything else in this file will cause the CGroup Rules Daemon program to fail.

- **CONFIG\_FILE**

  specifies the configuration file for cgred service

- **LOG\_FILE**

  variable specifies the file to which logs will be written (by default they are not sent to a file but to syslog)

- **NODAEMON**

  if it is equal to "--nodaemon" then run cgred in non-daemon mode

- **LOG**

  define the verbosity of logging. Accepted values are '-v', '-vv', '-q' and '--nolog'.

## FILES

- **/etc/cgred.conf**

  - default libcgroup configuration file

  ## SEE ALSO

cgrules.conf (5), cgconfig.conf (5), cgrules.d (5)