Starting the Proxy Server

This section describes how to start the Proxy Server on different platforms. Once the server is installed, it runs, listening for and accepting requests.

To start the Proxy Server from the administration interface

Steps

1. Access the Server Manager and click the Preferences tab.

2. Click the Start/Stop Server link. The Start/Stop Server page displays.

3. Click the On button.

   The status of the server appears in the Start/Stop Server page.

To start the Proxy Server on UNIX or Linux

• From the command line, go to server_root/proxy-serverid and type ./start to start the Proxy Server.

• Use start. If you want to use this script with init, you must include the start command prxy:2:respawn:server_root/proxy-serverid/start -start -i in /etc/inittab.

To start the Proxy Server on Windows

• Use Start > Programs > Sun Microsystems > Sun Java System Web Proxy Server version > Start Proxy Server

• Use Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 (proxy-serverid) > Start

• From a command prompt, go to server_root\\proxy-serverid and type startsvr.bat to start the Proxy Server.

Starting SSL-enabled Servers

To start an SSL-enabled server, a password is required. Although you can start an SSL-enabled server automatically if you keep the password in plain text in a file, this is not recommended.

Leaving the SSL-enabled servers password in plain text in the servers start script is a large security risk. Anyone who can access the file has access to the SSL-enabled server’s password. Consider the security risks before keeping the SSL-enabled server’s password in plain text.

The server’s start script, key pair file, and the key password should be owned by root (or, if a non-root user installed the server, that user account), with only the owner having read and write access to them.

To start your SSL-enabled server automatically on UNIX or Linux

Steps

1. Using a text editor, open the start file.

2. Locate the -start line in the script and insert the following:

   echo "password"|

   where password is the SSL password you have chosen.

   For example, if the SSL password is examples, the edited line might look like this:

   -start)

   echo "examples"|./$PRODUCT_BIN -d $PRODUCT_SUBDIR/config $@