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Starting and stopping FileMaker Server
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Starting or stopping FileMaker Server daemons
(Mac OS)
In some cases, you may need to start or stop all components of FileMaker Server on a machine. For
example, after you restrict access to Admin Console (General Settings > Admin Console tab), you
must restart all FileMaker Server components. You can restart all FileMaker Server components
either by restarting the machine or by restarting the FileMaker Server daemons
.
In Mac OS, FileMaker Server runs as several background processes, or daemons. The daemons
start when FileMaker Server is installed. In a multiple-machine deployment
, FileMaker Server
daemons run on each machine.
Typically, the FileMaker Server daemons are automatically started when the machine is started. If
you choose not to automatically start the FileMaker Server daemons during Mac OS startup or if you
stopped the daemons, you can start them again manually.
To start or stop FileMaker Server manually:
You must be logged in to the machine where FileMaker Server is running.
Open the Terminal application and enter the start or stop command:
Note The sudo command requires you to authenticate.
Related topic
Starting and stopping FileMaker Server (page 51)
To Enter
Start FileMaker Server
daemons
sudo launchctl start com.filemaker.fms
Stop FileMaker Server
daemons
sudo launchctl stop com.filemaker.fms