
[[ref-daemon-config-files-eventd]]
= Eventd
:description: Learn about eventd, a core OpenNMS {page-component-title} process that generates events.

Core {page-component-title} process that generates xref:operation:deep-dive/events/introduction.adoc[events].

.Eventd configuration file overview
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| File
| Description
| Reload Event
| Restart Required

| eventd-configuration.xml
| Configure generic behavior of eventd (for example, TCP and UDP port numbers with IP addresses to listen for events and socket timeouts).
| no
| yes
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.Eventd log file overview
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| File
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| eventd.log
| Logs relating to eventd server events.
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