Ability to start and stop the Admin Server using DOS or Unix commands. Ability to stop and restart the Directory Server using Netscape Console.
Try This... Stop and restart Netscape Console on your target system.
Try This... Stop and restart the Admin Server by using either an NT or Unix command.
Factoid: All of Netscape's 4.x servers, including the Directory Server, require an administrative layer called the Admin Server.
Try This... Stop and restart the Directory Server by using the administrative interface in Netscape Console.
See Chapter 1 of the Admin Guide. For more information about starting & stopping with SSL, see the appropriate section in Chapter 1.
| # Starting & Stopping ## Starting and Stopping Netscape Console Windows NT: From the Windows Start menu in the lower left-hand corner of your screen, choose Programs, then Netscape Server Family, then finally Netscape Console 4.0. Unix: In your nshome directory, enter `./startconsole` When you see the Netscape Console login window, enter the Administrator's user name and password, along with the Administrative URL for the Admin Server on the target system. If you followed the instructions in the NT or Solaris Installation modules, both the login and password would be admin. The Administrative URL would be the hostname of the target system, followed by a colon, followed by the administrative port number. If you forgot to write down this number during installation, you can figure it out by examining the `install.inf` file (assuming you didn't delete it during installation!). You can stop Netscape Console simply by dismissing the window (clicking on the X in the upper right-hand corner of the window). ## Starting and Stopping the Admin Server The Administration Server automatically starts once it's installed. When you need to restart the server, you can start it from Netscape Console or from the command line. ### From the Command Line Windows NT: From the Start menu in the lower left-hand corner of your screen, choose `Run`. Then enter nshome`/slapd-`hostname`/start-admin.cmd` Unix: In the nshome directory, enter `./start-admin` ### From Netscape Console To restart the Administration Server using Netscape Console: From the Navigation Tree in Netscape Console, open the Administration Server you want to start. Click Tasks, then choose Restart Server. ### Stopping the Admin Server To stop the Admin Server: From the Navigation Tree in Netscape Console, open the Administration Server you want to stop. Click Tasks, then choose Stop Server. ### Starting and Stopping the Directory Server If you are not using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), you can start and stop the directory server using the methods listed below. #### From the Directory Server Console You can start and stop the Directory Server by using the Server Control interface shown below. This interface is reached by expanding the Server group in Netscape Console. #### From the Widows NT Services Control Panel Select Start | Settings | Control Panel from the desktop. Double-click the Services icon. Scroll through the list of services and select the Netscape Directory Server. Click Stop and then confirm that you want to stop the service. To start the service, select the directory server service and click Start. #### From the Unix or Windows NT Command Line Use one of the following scripts: `nshome/slapd-serverId/start-slapd` or `nshome/slapd-serverId/stop-slapd` On Unix systems, both of these scripts must run with the same UID and GID as the one used by the Directory Server.

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