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Start and Stop Policy Server Processes on UNIX Systems

To start or stop Policy Server processes on UNIX systems, take either of these actions:

• On the Management Console Status tab, click the corresponding Start and Stop button.
• Use the supplied scripts. Two scripts are provided to start and stop the Policy Server processes. These scripts also stop the UNIX executive so that the processes do not restart automatically.

  installation_path/siteminder/start-all
  installation_path/siteminder/stop-all
  

In addition, the following script can be used to start and stop the Policy Server process. If the UNIX executive is not running when you execute the script, the executive starts along with the process. The script can be invoked with the same command line options, as follows:

installation_path/siteminder/smpolsrv

Command line options:

• -stop

  Stops a process.

• -start

  Starts a process.

• -status

  Indicates whether or not a process is running.

The Policy Server logs all UNIX executive activity in the installation_directory/log/smexec.log file. Log entries are always appended to the existing log file.