User guide

Command Description
-openServer
Opens the server as specified by other command line
options
Example
$ thincontrol –openServer –url //prod_node:1766/
$ thincontrol –openServer –port 1701 –node localhost
$ thincontrol –openServer –active
$ thincontrol –openServer –name myserver
6.4.3 Showing Servers
Information about active and known servers may be displayed using the controller. You
must provide a valid control password for the server before information will be displayed.
If showing all or active servers only those servers where the control password matches the
control session control password will have information displayed.
All server definitions as stored in the configuration file will be displayed when showing
stored or all servers irrespective of the control password.
6.4.3.1 Interactive mode
The control commands available to show servers can be seen in Table 6–9 Interactive
Show Server.
Table 6-9 Interactive Show Server
Command Description
show active servers Show all servers that are responding to the multicast
poll request
show all servers Shows active servers as well as the server definitions
as found in the configuration file used to start the
controller
show stored servers Shows the server definitions as found in the
configuration file used to start the controller
show server Shows information about the currently connected
server
show server <server_connection> Shows information about the active server s
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