Target Skills:

Ability to stop and start the server using both the command line and the console.

 
 

More Info:

Command line NscpMsg utility (Admin Guide)

Starting and Stopping from the Console (Admin Guide)

Stop and Start the Server

You can start and stop services through the command line or the Console.  Try out both.
 

Command Line

1. Use the NscpMsg utility to stop the server.
From a Unix shell with root privileges, 
# /etc/NscpMsg stop
2. When the services come to a stop, restart them.
# /etc/NscpMsg start

Console

1. Start Netscape Console and open up the Messaging Server Console.
a. From a Unix shell with root privileges, 
# <server-root>startconsole
example: # /usr/netscape/server4/startconsole
b. When the console appears, enter your User ID and Password, and click OK. (see it)
example: admin, admin
c. Click on the + box next to your machine name. (see it)
d. Click on the + box next to Server Group. (see it)
e. Double click on the Messaging Server. (see it)
2. Go to Stop/Start Services.
From the Tasks tab, click "Start/Stop Services". (see it). 
3. Stop all services.
a. Click on "Stop All". (see it)
b. Wait for the "Service stopped successfully" message, and click OK. (see it)
4. After services stop, restart all services.
a. Click on "Start All". (see it)
b. Wait for the "Service started successfully" message, and click OK. (see it)

 
 
     

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