Novell Documentation: NetWare 6

RESTART SERVER

Purpose

Use at the server console to bring down the server and then to restart it immediately after.

Syntax

RESTART SERVER [-parameter]

Parameter Use to

Parameter	Use to
(no parameter)	Restart the server and invoke all .ncf files.
-ns	Restart the server without invoking the startup.ncf file. For example, type: `RESTART SERVER -ns`
-na	Restart the server without invoking the AUTEXEC.NCF file.

(no parameter)

Restart the server and invoke all .ncf files.

-ns

Restart the server without invoking the startup.ncf file.

For example, type:

RESTART SERVER -ns

-na

Restart the server without invoking the AUTEXEC.NCF file.

Using RESTART SERVER

RESTART SERVER is useful when troubleshooting requires that you bring down the server frequently. (If you need to bring the server down to reboot it with new parameters, use DOWN.)

Additional Information

Topic	See
Restarting the server from DOS	SERVER