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Command line reference fmsadmin commands
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ILEMAKER SERVER 9 HELP 189
STOP command
Format
fmsadmin STOP [options]
Description
Stops the Database Server.
Options
-f, --force
Expedites shut down of the Database Server. All clients are immediately disconnected.
-m message, --message message
Specifies a text message to send to the connected clients.
-t seconds, --grace-time seconds
Specifies the total number of seconds to wait before forcing disconnection of clients. The default
(and minimum) value is 120 seconds.
For example, if you type
fmsadmin stop --grace-time 120
clients see a dialog box immediately and can click Close Now or Cancel. If the client
does not
click a button, the client is disconnected in 30 seconds. If the client clicks Cancel, the dialog box
will reappear 45 seconds before the specified time limit (120 seconds). If the client clicks Close
Now at this point, the client is disconnected immediately. If the client clicks Cancel again, the
client is disconnected after another 45 seconds.
The grace-time option is available only if the --force option is not used.
Related topics
START command (page 187)
CLOSE command
(page 176)
DISCONNECT command
(page 178)
LIST command
(page 181)
Starting and stopping FileMaker Server
(page 51)
Command line reference
(page 171)