---
name: "ldomd"
section: "8"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ldomd"
---

# ldomd(8)

Logical Domain daemon

## NAME

**ldomd** – Logical Domain daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**ldomd** \[**-d**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **ldomd** daemon manages the logical domains on sun4v systems. It manages the logical domain configuration and provides domain services to guest domains. Currently it only implements support for the Variable Configuration domain service.

The options are as follows:

- **-d**

  Do not daemonize. If this option is specified, **ldomd** will run in the foreground and log to *stderr*.

## SEE ALSO

[vldc(4)](/vldc/4.md), [ldom.conf(5)](/ldom.conf/5.md), [ldomctl(8)](/ldomctl/8.md)

## HISTORY

The **ldomd** daemon first appeared in OpenBSD 5.3.

## AUTHORS

The **ldomd** daemon was written by Mark Kettenis ⟨*kettenis@openbsd.org*⟩.