init.d-scripts

A gossips distribution comes with two 'init.d'-scripts. After the installation you will find these files in the 'bin/'-folder.

 gossips-client-command
 gossips-server-command

You can use the usual commands 'start', 'stop', and 'restart' to interact with a daemon on your current host. If you start gossips for the first time I recommend to setup a small configuration with only a server, two hosts, and a Ping-test. For the Ping-test you can use the example configuration file 'test.cfg'. After the installation this file will be in the $SYSCONFDIR from the Makefile.PL. The default folder is the home of the gossips user. You just have to modify the 'host.cfg' file and add the two hosts that you want to monitor.