NetWare 4.1/9000 Utilities Reference

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Server Utilities

npsd

Purpose

Used by startnps to

• Start the IPX protocol stack and include SPXII driver.

• Start various other drivers and daemons.

To start npsd, use startnps. The startnps command checks to see if npsd is

running before it attempts to start the NetWare protocol stack.

Syntax

npsd [-v]

For more detailed output, use the -v option.

Using npsd

• Some daemons, such as npsd protocol stack, should not be unloaded under

normal circumstances. However, if you reconfigure the stack you must stop and

restart npsd.

• Several daemons and drivers are autoloaded when you load npsd: