Restarting the Server (Windows)

Restart the server using the Services Control Panel in one of the following ways:

• To restart any server.

• To configure the operating system to restart the server or the administration server each time the machine is restarted.

To restart the server

1. From the Control Panel double-click the Services icon.

2. Scroll through the list of services and select the service for your server.

3. Select Automatic to start the server each time the computer starts or reboots.

4. Click OK.

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   Note –

   You can also use the Services dialog box to change the Server's account. For more information about changing the Server's account, see Changing the User Account (UNIX/Linux).

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   By default, the web server prompts the administrator for the key database password before starting up. If you want to be able to restart an unattended web server, you need to save the password in a password.conf file. Only do this if your system is adequately protected so that this file and the key databases are not compromised.

Using the Automatic Restart Utility (Windows)

The server is automatically restarted by a server-monitoring utility if the server crashes. On systems that have debugging tools installed, a dialog box with debugging information appears if the server crashes. To help debug server plug-in API programs (for example, NSAPI programs), disable the auto-start feature by setting a high timeout value. Also turn off the debugging dialog boxes by using the Registry Editor.

Changing the Time Interval (Windows)

To change the time interval for the server between startup and automatic restart, perform the following steps:

1. Start the Registry Editor.

2. Select your server’s key (in the left side of the Registry Editor window, located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Netscape\Enterprise\6.0).

3. Choose Add Value from the Edit menu. The Add Key dialog box appears.

4. In Value Name, type MortalityTimeSecs.

5. Select REG_DWORD from the Data Type drop-down list.

6. Click OK. The DWORD Editor dialog box appears.

7. Type the time interval (in seconds) between startup and automatic restart.

   The interval can be in binary, decimal, or hexadecimal format.

8. Click the numerical format for the value you entered in the previous step (binary, decimal, or hexadecimal).

9. Click OK.

   The MortalityTimeSecs value appears in hexadecimal format at the right side of the Registry Editor window.

Turning Off the Debugging Dialog Box (Windows)

If you installed an application (such as a compiler) that has modified system debugging settings and the server crashes, you might see a system-generated application error dialog box. The server will not restart until you click OK.

To turn off the debugging dialog box

1. Start the Registry Editor.

2. Select the AeDebug key, located in the left side of the Registry window in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion.

3. Double-click the Auto value in the right side of the window.

   The String Editor dialog box appears.

4. Change the string value to 1.