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.Dd September 20, 2003
.Dt SENSORSD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm sensorsd
.Nd monitor hardware sensors
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm sensorsd
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility retrieves hardware sensor monitoring data like fan speeds,
temperatures and voltages, via
.Xr sysctl 3 .
It uses
.Xr syslog 3
to send an alert if they are out of the given limits.
.Pp
Limits for a particular sensor may be specified in the
.Xr sensorsd.conf 5
configuration file.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/etc/sensorsd.conf"
.It /etc/sensorsd.conf
Configuration file for
.Nm .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sysctl 3 ,
.Xr syslog 3 ,
.Xr it 4 ,
.Xr lm 4 ,
.Xr viaenv 4 ,
.Xr sensorsd.conf 5 ,
.Xr syslogd 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Ox 3.5 .