AOLserver Command Line

Windows NT

nsd [ -S ] [ -i | -r | -R ] [ -s name ] [ -f | -t ] -c nsd.ini

Description: Start up AOLserver.

Option: Description:
-S Start just the Setup Server, excluding the other virtual servers.
-i Install a service.
-r Remove a service.
-R Restart a service.
-s name Specify a service name. The default is '" DEFAULT_SERVICENAME "'
-f Run AOLserver in the foreground.
-t Run AOLserver in a terminal window.
-c nsd.ini Specify the path to the configuration file (required).

Option:	Description:
-S	Start just the Setup Server, excluding the other virtual servers.
-i	Install a service.
-r	Remove a service.
-R	Restart a service.
-s name	Specify a service name. The default is '" DEFAULT_SERVICENAME "'
-f	Run AOLserver in the foreground.
-t	Run AOLserver in a terminal window.
-c nsd.ini	Specify the path to the configuration file (required).

nskill [ -HUP | -TERM ] setup-port

Description: Send SIGHUP or SIGTERM to AOLserver.

Option: Description:
-HUP Send SIGHUP to the server, which rolls the log files.
-TERM Send SIGTERM to the server, which shuts down the server.
setup-port The port number of the Setup Server.

Option:	Description:
-HUP	Send SIGHUP to the server, which rolls the log files.
-TERM	Send SIGTERM to the server, which shuts down the server.
setup-port	The port number of the Setup Server.

Unix

nsd [ -S ] [ -d ] [ -b fd ] [ -R root ] [ -f | -i ] -c nsd.ini

Description: Start up AOLserver

Option: Description:
-S Start just the Setup Server, excluding the other virtual servers.
-d Run AOLserver in the debugger (ignore SIGINT).
-b fd (for internal use only)
-R root Perform chroot to a new root directory.
-f Run AOLserver in the foreground.
-i Running AOLserver from /etc/inittab (see inittab(4) man page)
-c nsd.ini Specify the path to the configuration file (required).

Option:	Description:
-S	Start just the Setup Server, excluding the other virtual servers.
-d	Run AOLserver in the debugger (ignore SIGINT).
-b fd	(for internal use only)
-R root	Perform chroot to a new root directory.
-f	Run AOLserver in the foreground.
-i	Running AOLserver from /etc/inittab (see inittab(4) man page)
-c nsd.ini	Specify the path to the configuration file (required).

SGI Irix 6.2 Platform:

Use nsdp instead of nsd to use the Posix Threads interface for SGI Irix 6.2. All command line options remain the same.

Examples

Command Line:	Description:
nsd -c nsd.ini	This is the simplest form of the command line.
nsd -fc nsd.ini	AOLserver will be run in the foreground.
nsd -R /newroot -c nsd.ini	AOLserver will be run in a chroot environment.
nsd -S -c nsd.ini	Only the Setup Server will be started.

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