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Start and Stop the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint

Starting or stopping the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint involves the following separate procedures:

1. Changing the value of EnableWebAgent in the WebAgent.conf file.
2. Changing the state of the related services on the computer running the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint.

Change the Value of the EnableWebAgent Parameter

Change the value of the EnableWebAgent parameter to accomplish either of the following tasks:

• Start the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint when the related services start.
• Stop the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint when the related services start.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the following file with a text editor:

   Agent-for-SharePoint_home\proxy-engine\conf\defaultagent\WebAgent.conf
   

2. Locate the following line:

   EnableWebAgent="NO"
   

3. Change the value inside the quotation marks to one of the following values:
   • YES to start the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint after the services start. Your resources are protected.
   • NO to stop the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint after the services start. Your resources are not protected.
4. Change the state of the related services on your CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint.

Change the States of the Services

You can change the states of the related services on your CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint.

Note: To start or stop your CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint, change the value of the EnableWebAgent parameter first.

Follow these steps:

1. To change the states of the related services, select one of the following procedures:
   • For Windows operating environments, go to Step 2.
   • To start the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint on UNIX operating environments, go to Step 3.
   • To stop the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint on UNIX operating environments, go to Step 4.
2. For Windows operating environments, do the following steps:
   1. From the Windows Start menu navigate to Administrative Tools, Services.

      The Services dialog appears.

   2. Scroll down the list of services and select SiteMinder CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint.
   3. From the Action menu, select All Tasks and select the command that you want.
   4. Repeat Step b for SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint Proxy Engine.

      The states of the services and CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint are changed.

3. To start the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint on UNIX operating environments, do the following steps.
   1. Log in as a root user.
   2. Navigate to the following directory:

      Agent-for-SharePoint_home/proxy-engine
      

   3. Run the following command:

      ./sps-ctl start
      

      The service and the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint start. The CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint stops or starts according to the value you set in the EnableWebAgent parameter.

4. To stop the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint on a system running UNIX, do the following steps:
   1. Navigate to the following directory:

      Agent-for-SharePoint_home/proxy-engine
      

   2. Run the following command:

      ./sps-ctl stop
      

      The service and the CA SiteMinder® Agent for SharePoint stop.