STOP command
Format
fmsadmin STOP [TYPE] [options]
Description
Stops the server or process of the specified TYPE.
Valid TYPES
ADMINSERVER: Stops the
Admin Server. If you stop the Admin Server process by using the fmsadmin STOP ADMINSERVER command, FileMaker Server stops monitoring the process, but the auto-restart setting is not changed.
FMSIB: Stops the
progressive backup process.
SERVER: Stops the
Database Server. By default, all clients are disconnected after 90 seconds.
XDBC: Stops the XDBC Listener that is used for communicating with ODBC and JDBC applications.
Options (applicable to SERVER only)
-f, --force
Expedites shut down of the Database Server. All clients are immediately disconnected.
-m message, --message message
Specifies a text message to send to the connected clients.
-t seconds, --gracetime seconds
Specifies the total number of seconds to wait before forcing disconnection of clients. The default (and minimum) value is 90 seconds.
For example, if you type
fmsadmin stop server --gracetime 120
clients see a dialog box immediately and can click
Close Now or
Cancel. If the
client does not click a button, the client is disconnected in 30 seconds. If the client clicks
Cancel, the dialog box will reappear 45 seconds before the specified time limit (120 seconds). If the client clicks
Close Now at this point, the client is disconnected immediately. If the client clicks
Cancel again, the client is disconnected after another 45 seconds.
The gracetime option is available only if the --force option is not used.
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