Administrator’s Guide

34 FileMaker Server Administrator’s Guide
Stopping FileMaker Server (Mac OS)
Stopping the FileMaker Server daemon disconnects all
FileMaker Pro clients, closes all database files hosted by FileMaker
Server, and disconnects all instances of FileMaker Server Admin.
This process works only on a connected server and may take several
minutes.
To stop the FileMaker Server and FileMaker Server Helper daemons
locally:
1. In FileMaker Server Admin, choose Server menu > Local FileMaker
Server Administration
.
2. Click the lock.
3. At the prompt, enter an OS-level user name and password.
Note The account must have administrative privileges.
4. Click Stop FileMaker Server.
5. Both the FileMaker Server and FileMaker Server Helper daemons
stop.
To stop FileMaker Server (locally or on a remote computer):
1. Connect to the FileMaker Server you intend to stop using
FileMaker Server Admin.
2. In FileMaker Server Admin, choose Server menu > Stop FileMaker
Server
.
You see a message asking for confirmation that you want to stop
FileMaker Server.
3. Click Yes.
Notes
1 Quitting FileMaker Server Admin does not stop the FileMaker
Server daemon.
1 Stopping the FileMaker Server daemon does not stop the
FileMaker Server Helper daemon.
1 Clients are requested to close the files hosted by FileMaker Server.
Overview of starting and stopping
FileMaker Server using FileMaker Server
Admin
Mac OS X Windows
Start
FileMaker
Server
Locally:
1 Server menu > Local FileMaker
Server Administration > Start
FileMaker Server button
Starts fmserver daemon
1 Server menu > Connect to
FileMaker Server
This starts the fmserver daemon if
the Helper daemon is already
running
Locally:
1 Services (Local) node
Starts fmserver service
1 Action menu > Connect to
FileMaker Server
This starts the fmserver
service if the Helper service is
already running
On a remote computer:
1 Server menu > Connect to
FileMaker Server
Starts fmserver daemon if the
Helper daemon is running
remotely and the Allow remote
users to administer FileMaker
Server preference is enabled
On a remote computer:
1 Action menu > Connect to
FileMaker Server
Starts fmserver service if the
Helper service is running
remotely and the Allow remote
users to administer FileMaker
Server preference is enabled
Stop
FileMaker
Server
Locally:
1 Server menu > Local FileMaker
Server Administration> Stop
FileMaker Server button
Stops the fmserver daemon
Locally:
1 Services (Local) node
If you select the fmhelper
service, it stops both services,
otherwise it stops just the
fmserver service
On a remote computer:
1 Server menu > Stop
FileMaker Server > Stop
FileMaker Server button
Stops only the fmserver daemon
on the server to which you are
connected through FileMaker
Server Admin
On a remote computer:
1 Action menu > Stop
FileMaker Server
Stops only the fmserver
service on the server to which
you are connected through
FileMaker Server Admin