Sending Controller and shell commands from a remote console
A server can run under a Java-based Controller; this starts the server when you start the Controller.
About this task
You can use remote consoles in the Domino® Administrator or Web Administrator to send commands to a server that runs under a Controller. You can send Controller commands and shell (operating system) commands, as well as Domino server commands. There is also a Java-based remote console available called the Domino Console that you can use to connect to a Controller.
To send a shell command to a Controller
from a remote console, use the prefix $
, for example:
$Dir c:\tmp
To send a Controller command,
use the prefix #
, for example:
#Start Domino
If you are sending several shell or Controller commands, you can change to Shell or Controller command mode in a remote console by entering the appropriate prefix in the Command box and pressing enter. Then you do not have to specify the prefix each time you send a command. To exit the specified command mode, enter the prefix again.
For example, to enter the Controller
command mode, enter # in the Command box. When you are done sending
Controller commands, enter #
again to exit Controller
command mode.
Controller command |
Description |
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Broadcast message |
Broadcasts a specified message to all administrators connected to the Controller |
Disable username(s) |
Disables a specified administrator's connection to the Controller. Connection remains disabled until you use the Enable User command or until you quit and restart the Controller. To disable more than one administrator's connection, specify multiple names, separated by commas, for example: #Disable user1,user2 |
Enable username(s) |
Enables an administrator's connection that you previously disabled using the Disable User command. To enable more than one administrator's connection, specify multiple names, separated by commas, for example: #Enable user1,user2 |
Kill Domino |
Stops the processes on a server that is not responding |
Quit |
Stops the Domino server and the Server Controller |
Refresh Admins |
Refreshes the Controller's information about administrators from the Domino Directory |
Restart Domino |
Stops the processes on a server that is not responding and then restarts the server |
Set ControllerLogExpiration=days |
Specifies the number of days worth of log files to keep on the server. Default is 7 days. Change takes effect at midnight or when you restart the Server Controller. |
Set ControllerLogFileName=path filename |
Specifies the name and path of log files created on a server. By default, log files are stored in the server's data directory with filenames that begin with the text dcntrlr, followed by the creation date, a sequence number and the file extension .log or .meta. You can specify a different path, and can specify text to replace the dcntrlr portion of the log file names. Change takes effect at midnight or when you restart the Server Controller. |
Set ControllerLogType=value |
Specifies which type(s) of log file(s) to create on a server or prevents the creation of log files.
Setting takes effect immediately. |
Show Users |
Shows the administrators currently connected to the Controller |
Show Processes |
Shows the tasks running on the Domino server |
Start Domino |
Starts the Domino server |