Stopping the Directory Server

On any system (whether the directory server is running in the foreground or the background), or even from a remote system, you can stop the server using one of the following methods. For more information about the stop-ds command, see stop-ds in Sun OpenDS Standard Edition 2.0 Command-Line Usage Guide.

To Stop the Directory Server by Using stop-ds

1. Change to the appropriate directory.

   (UNIX, Linux)  $ cd install-dir/bin
   (Windows)         C:\> cd install-dir\bat

2. Type stop-ds

   (UNIX, Linux)  $ stop-ds
   (Windows)      C:\> stop-ds

To Stop the Directory Server by Using the Control Panel

1. Change to the appropriate directory.

   (UNIX, Linux)  $ cd install-dir/bin
   (Windows)         C:\> cd install-dir\bat

2. Type control-panel to open the GUI control panel.

   (UNIX, Linux)  $ control-panel
   (Windows)      C:\> control-panel

3. On the Server Status panel, click Stop.
4. On the Confirmation dialog, click Yes.

To Stop the Directory Server that is Running in the Foreground

This procedure assumes that the directory server is running as a foreground process (using the -N or --nodetach option).

• Type Control-C in a terminal window on UNIX or in the Command Prompt window on Windows systems to stop the server.

  Alternatively, run the stop-ds command from another window.

To Stop the Directory Server by Using a Script (UNIX/Linux)

The stop-ds command provides a “quiet” option (-Q or --quiet) that suppresses output during the stopping process unless a significant error occurs. You can use this option in a shutdown script.

1. Create a shell script and add the following stop-ds command.

   install-dir/bin/stop-ds --quiet

2. Run the script.