Options: -c, --config FILE configuration file, default: /etc/whoisd.conf -d, --database DB database name, default: whois -u, --user USER run as user, default: nobody -P, --pidfile FILE write process id to this file, default: /var/run/whoisd.pid -F, --facility NAME syslog facility, see syslog(3), default: daemon -D, --daemon fork to background