---
name: "faimond"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "fai-server"
version: "4.3.1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fai-monitor"
---

# faimond(8)

fai monitor daemon

Part of [fai-monitor(8)](/fai-monitor/8.md).

## NAME

fai-monitor - fai monitor daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**fai-monitor**

## DESCRIPTION

**fai-monitor** receives messages from all install clients on port 4711 and prints them to stdout.

## OPTIONS

- **-p port**

  Define port to listen on. Default is port 4711.

- **-b**

  Call fai-chboot for the install client if the task install was finished properly. Default is not to call fai-chboot.

- **-i**

  Use IP address of connecting host when calling fai-chboot. This can only be used if the host has the same IP while installing as when running.

- **-l FILE**

  Logfile. Default is standard out in non-daemon mode and "/var/log/fai-monitor.log" in daemon mode.

- **-t TIMEOUT**

  Timeout for bad clients. 0 to disable.

- **-d**

  Daemon mode.

- **-P FILE**

  PID-file. Default is "/var/run/fai-monitor.pid". Used only if starting in daemon mode.

- **-T**

  Print timestamps in the log.

## NOTES

Normally, the output will be piped to fai-monitor-gui, a GUI which displays all information.

## SEE ALSO

This program is part of FAI (Fully Automatic Installation).  See the FAI manual for more information on how to use fai-monitor.  The FAI homepage is http://fai-project.org.

## AUTHOR

Thomas Lange \<lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de\>