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

# rpc.rstatd(8)

kernel statistics server

## NAME

**rpc.rstatd** – kernel statistics server

## SYNOPSIS

**rpc.rstatd** \[*closedown*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**rpc.rstatd** is a server which returns performance statistics obtained from the kernel. Some of these statistics may be read using the [rup(1)](/rup/1.md) command. The **rpc.rstatd** daemon is normally invoked by [inetd(8)](/inetd/8.md). At startup, **rpc.rstatd** performs a [chroot(2)](/chroot/2.md) to */var/empty* and switches to user *\_rstatd*.

The options are as follows:

- *closedown*

  Number of seconds before going dormant. Defaults to 20 seconds.

**rpc.rstatd** uses an RPC protocol defined in */usr/include/rpcsvc/rstat.x*.

## SEE ALSO

[rup(1)](/rup/1.md), [inetd(8)](/inetd/8.md)