arsignal.exe or arsignal
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Description
The arsignal
utility forces an AR System server to load or reload information. The process can be run on any computer. The arsignald.log file located in the <ARSystem_Install_directory>\ARSystem\Arserver\Db\ folder collects the log of this utility.
(Windows) The arsignal.exe file is present in the <ARSystem_Install_directory>\ARSystem\ folder.
Synopsis
arsignal {-a | -b | -c | -d | -e | -g | -l | -m | -p | -u}
serverName[:port][sigArgument]
The server name identifies the server that is to reload information. If a TCP port is to be specified as well (needed if the server does not register with AR System Portmapper), it is appended to the server name, separated by a colon. The string sigArgument
is applicable when using the -d
, -p
, or -u
options.
To run the utility in Windows, run command prompt from the folder where arsignal.exe is present. The following image shows an example of running the arsignal utility in Windows:
Options
You can specify one of the following options:
Option | Description |
---|---|
-b | Causes the server to recache and reload archive definitions. |
-c | Causes the server to reload information from its ar.cfg (ar.conf) file. |
-d | Causes the server to transfer the signal to a DSO process. |
-e | Causes the server to recache and reload escalation definitions. |
-g | Causes the server to reload group and data dictionary information from the database. |
-l | Causes the server to reload license information. |
-m | Causes the server to reload computed group information. |
-p | Causes the server to transfer the signal to an application process. |
-u | Causes the server to reload user information. |
-version | Prints the server version information. |
The following image shows an example of running the arsignal utility in Windows to print the server version information:
Comments
I noticed that the " -r " option, which causes the server to recache definitions from the database, exists on version 19.11. Why this option has been removed on version 20.02 ? Thanks
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