NAME

start - interface to catd

SYNOPSIS

 start [ start | stop | restart | reconfig | boot ]

DESCRIPTION

start is an interface program used to communicate with catd.

OPTIONS

start
Start catd. catd will not be started if it is already running.

stop
Stop catd and any programs started by it, including any running Agents.

restart
Stop and restart catd.

config
Tell catd to re-read configuration data. Catd will tell all Agents started by catd to do the same.

boot
This option is supported only on UNIX systems, and should be used only during system startup. This will ignore any PID file left after an improper shutdown of catd. It will also instruct catd to exit if no programs or Agents are configured.

NOTES

On Windows NT, the start, stop, or restart options will cause catd to lose all information about ports redirected to any Agents currently running. It will be necessary to restart any services protected by Agents before those services can accept new connections.

SEE ALSO

catd