bos_start - Starts a process after setting its status flag
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OpenAFS 2025-03-21 BOS_START(8)
Description
The bosstart command sets the status flag for each process specified by the -instance argument to "Run"
in the /etc/openafs/BosConfig file and in the BOS Server's memory on the server machine named by the
-server argument, then starts it. If the process is already running, the command's only effect is to
guarantee that the status flag is "Run"; it does not restart the process.
To start a process without changing its status flag in the BosConfig file, use the bosstartup command
instead.
Examples
The following command changes the status flag for the "upclientbin" and "upclientetc" processes to "Run"
in the BosConfig file on the machine "fs6.example.com" and starts them running.
% bos start -server fs6.example.com -instance upclientbin upclientetc
Name
bos_start - Starts a process after setting its status flag
Options
-server <machinename>
Indicates the server machine on which to start processes. Identify the machine by IP address or its
host name (either fully-qualified or abbreviated unambiguously). For details, see bos(8).
-instance <serverprocessname>+
Names each process to start. Use the process name assigned with the -instance argument to the boscreate command. The output from the bosstatus command lists the names.
-cell <cellname>
Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this argument with the -localauth flag.
For more details, see bos(8).
-noauth
Assigns the unprivileged identity "anonymous" to the issuer. Do not combine this flag with the
-localauth flag. For more details, see bos(8).
-localauth
Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile or
/etc/openafs/server/KeyFileExt file. The bos command interpreter presents the ticket to the BOS
Server during mutual authentication. Do not combine this flag with the -cell or -noauth options. For
more details, see bos(8).
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.
Privilege Required
The issuer must be listed in the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file on the machine named by the -server
argument, or must be logged onto a server machine as the local superuser "root" if the -localauth flag is
included.
See Also
BosConfig(5), KeyFile(5), KeyFileExt(5), UserList(5), bos(8), bos_create(8), bos_startup(8), bos_status(8)
Synopsis
bosstart-server <machinename>
-instance <serverprocessname>+ [-cell <cellname>]
[-noauth] [-localauth] [-help]
bosstart-s <machinename> -i <serverprocessname>+
[-c <cellname>] [-n] [-l] [-h]
