A.9 Managing the Sentinel Server

You can use the server.sh script to manually manage the Sentinel server. This script is located in the default directory of /opt/novell/sentinel/bin. The script has commands and options. The command must come first, followed by the option.

A.9.1 Commands

You can use the following commands with the server.sh script:

start: Starts the Sentinel server.

stop: Stops the Sentinel server.

status: Displays the status of the Sentinel server.

restart: Restarts the Sentinel server.

try-restart: Tries to restart the Sentinel server.

force-reload: Forces a reload of the Sentinel server.

startdb: Starts the internal Sentinel database.

stopdb: Stops the internal Sentinel database.

force_stopdb: Forces the internal database to stop.

version: Displays the version of the Sentinel server.

A.9.2 Options

You can use the following options with the server.sh script:

-p, --priority=<integer>: Specifies the process priority for the Sentinel server.

-h, --help: Displays the help options.

-l, --log-file=FILE: Logs messages to a file you specify.

--no-banner: Suppresses banner messages.

-q, --quiet: Displays fewer messages.

-v, --verbose: Displays more messages.