Manual shutdown on Linux and UNIX systems

To stop the server:

Table 2. Start and stop methods for Linux and UNIX systems
Start method Stop method
From /etc/inittab (On AIX) Enter stopsrc -s ibmproxy
From /sbin/init.d (On HP-UX) Enter /sbin/init.d/ibmproxy stop
From /etc/rc.d/init.d (On Linux) Enter /etc/rc.d/init.d/ibmproxy stop
ibmproxy
  1. Find the ibmproxy process ID: On AIX, enter ps -aef | grep "ibmproxy". On Linux, enter ps -aux | grep ibmproxy | grep server_ID. On Solaris and HP-UX, enter ps -ef | grep "ibmproxy"
  2. Stop the ibmproxy process: Enter kill process_id

To stop all servers on this machine: Enter killall ibmproxy

ibmproxy -nobg Enter ctrl-c
ibmproxy -r -other_config_file(On AIX) Enter stopsrc -s ibmproxy -p process_id
ibmproxy -r -other_config_file(On Linux)
  1. Find the ibmproxy process ID: Enter ps aux | grep ibmproxy | grep process_id
  2. Stop the ibmproxy process: Enter kill process_id
Note:
If you have started transparent proxy, also unload the transparent proxy kernel extension and the associated firewall rules after stopping the Caching Proxy server. As root, enter the following command:
ibmproxy -unload 

To stop the server at a root prompt, enter:

Limitations of the shutdown commands

You can experience the following limitations when using the shutdown commands: