Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.0 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

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Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.0 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual Manual pdf 149 page image

Starting and Stopping the ServerChapter 7 Configuring Server Preferences 149where seconds represents the number of seconds the server will wait before timingout.The advantages to configuring this value is that the server will wait longer forconnections to complete. However, because servers often have connections openfrom nonresponsive clients, increasing the termination timeout may increase thetime it takes for the server to shut down.Restarting the Server (UNIX/Linux)You can restart the server using one of the following methods:• Automatically restart it from the inittab file.Note that if you are using a version of UNIX/Linux not derived from System V(such as SunOS™ 4.1.3), you will not be able to use the inittab file.• Automatically restart it with daemons in /etc/rc2.d when the machinereboots.• Restart it manually.Because the installation scripts cannot edit the /etc/rc.local or /etc/inittabfiles, you must edit those files with a text editor. If you do not know how to editthese files, consult your system administrator or system documentation.Normally, you cannot start an SSL-enabled server with either of these files becausethe server requires a password before starting. Although you can start anSSL-enabled server automatically if you keep the password in plain text in a file,this is not recommended.The server’s start script, key pair file, and the key password should be owned byroot (or, if a non-root user installed the server, that user account), with only theowner having read and write access to them.Starting SSL-enabled Servers AutomaticallyIf security risks are not a concern for you, follow these steps to start yourSSL-enabled server automatically:CAUTION Leaving the SSL-enabled server’s password in plain text in the server’s startscript is a large security risk. Anyone who can access the file has access tothe SSL-enabled server’s password. Consider the security risks beforekeeping the SSL-enabled server’s password in plain text.