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shutdown

asadmin-shutdown(1AS)                                              User Commands                                             asadmin-shutdown(1AS)

NAME

       asadmin-shutdown, shutdown - brings down the administration server

SYNOPSIS

       shutdown [--user admin_user][--password admin_password][--host localhost] [--port 4848][--passwordfile filename][--secure|-s]

       shutdown  gracefully brings down the administration server and all the running instances. You must manually start the administration server
       to bring it up again.

OPTIONS

       --user                  administrative user associated for the instance.

       --password              administrative password corresponding to the administrative user.

       --host                  host name of the machine hosting the administrative instance.

       --port                  administrative port number associated with the administrative host.

       --passwordfile          file containing passwords appropriate for the command (e.g., administrative instance).

       --secure                if true, uses SSL/TLS to communicate with the administrative instance.

       Example 1: Using the shutdown command

       asadmin> shutdown --user admin --password adminadmin --host bluestar --port 4848
       Waiting for admin server to shutdown...
       Admin server has been shutdown

EXIT STATUS

       0                       command executed successfully

       1                       error in executing the command

INTERFACE EQUIVALENT

       Administration Server page

       asadmin-start-instance(1AS), asadmin-stop-instance(1AS), asadmin-restart-instance(1AS)asadmin-start-domain(1AS),  asadmin-stop-domain(1AS),
       asadmin-start-appserv(1AS), asadmin-stop-appserv(1AS)

J2EE 1.4 SDK                                                        March 2004                                               asadmin-shutdown(1AS)