Restart a Terminal
The Restart a TERMINAL option in Admin Corner allows you to restart a terminal or server from any active terminal. Restarting a terminal or server is a staff function and is normally password-protected.
When you choose this option, the system displays a list containing the login or terminal name (the USER column), the UNIX Process ID (PID), the port to which the login or terminal is attached, and a brief description of the "process" (program) being run on each at the moment you select the option. The displayed login name is one that has been assigned. See Administering Basic Info for more information.
ACTIVE TERMINALS/PROCESS
USER PID PORT PROCESS
01 > staff 22421 ttyd0 mainmenu
02 > iii 21243 ttyd3 Restart a terminal
03 > staff 17846 ttyd7 Update records
04 > staff 20522 ttyd10 Serials check-in
05 > cat 23543 ttyd14 mainmenu
06 > staff 2991 ttyq8 Staff searching
07 > publ 3001 ttyq9 WebPAC
08 > publ 3030 ttyq11 WebPAC
09 > publ 1648 ttyq14 WebPAC
10 > publ 20747 ttyq15 WebPAC
11 > staff 21320 ttyq17 File maintenance
12 > circ 9900 ttyq18 Check-out
13 > iii 22770 none Millennium Data
14 > milacq 24689 none Acquisitions 123.123.123.1
15 > milcirc 3848 none Circulation 123.123.123.27
16 > milser 31208 none Serials 123.123.123.43
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Key number of terminal to restart, or
F > FORWARD S > SORT
R > RECHECK all terminals A > Show ALL
L > LIMIT display Q > QUIT
M > Restart MULTIPLE Terminals
Choose one (1-23,F,R,L,M,S,A,Q)
ABOUT DATA PROCESSES AND SERVERS
The Data Server and Millennium Data processes send database records and other data to Sierra clients. Under ordinary circumstances, you should never restart them. See Restarting a Session or Process.
F > FORWARD or B > BACKWARD
Browse forward or backward through the list.
R > RECHECK all terminals
When you initially select RESTART a terminal, the system collects statistics on all active terminals and processes at that particular moment. If you are in the RESTART a terminal function for more than a couple of minutes, this information may no longer be accurate. Select the RECHECK all terminals option periodically to cause the system to check the active terminals and processes, thereby keeping the information on the screen up-to-date.
L > LIMIT display
Use this option to limit the list of active terminals based on a string in the USER, PID, PORT, or PROCESS column. When you select this option, the system prompts:
Enter limit string: ___________________
For example, if you enter the string mainmenu, the system displays only those terminals that are running the mainmenu process. Select the R > RECHECK all terminals option again to the full display of all terminals.
A > Show ALL
Choose this option to view all processes, including those not associated with a particular terminal (known as "background" processes). The system prompts for your login and password. If you are authorized for this function, a screen similar to the following appears:
ACTIVE TERMINALS/PROCESS(FULL MODE)
USER PID PORT PROCESS
01 > staff 22421 ttyd0 mainmenu
02 > iii 21243 ttyd3 Restart a terminal
03 > staff 17846 ttyd7 Update records
04 > root 20522 none /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q15m
05 > cat 23543 ttyd14 mainmenu
06 > staff 2991 ttyq8 Staff searching
07 > publ 3001 ttyq9 WebPAC
08 > root 1 none /etc/init
09 > root 182 none /etc/nfsd 4
10 > root 181 none /etc/nfsd 4
11 > root 183 none /etc/nfsd 4
12 > root 180 none /etc/nfsd 4
13 > iii 22770 none Millennium Data
14 > root 24689 none Data Server
15 > milcirc 3848 none Circulation 123.123.123.67
16 > milser 31208 none Serials 123.123.123.146
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Key number of terminal to restart, or
F > FORWARD S > SORT
R > RECHECK all terminals A > Show ALL
L > LIMIT display O > Full Mode OFF
M > Restart MULTIPLE Terminals Q > QUIT
Choose one (1-86,F,R,L,M,S,A,O,Q)
Choose Full mode OFF to return to the previous menu.
Warning! Contact Innovative's Help Desk for instructions before restarting any process shown in the Full mode display. This screen shows every process currently running on the computer, many of which should not be restarted.
Select sort option U > sort by USER T > sort by TASK R > sort by PROCESS ID P > sort by PORT Choose one (U,R,P,T)
The default sort order is by USER.
Restart a Terminal
You can restart a terminal in the list by entering the line number of the terminal you want to restart. The system displays all active processes running on the selected port and prompts:
Press R to restart the port:
When you enter R, the system asks you to confirm that you want to restart the selected port. If you answer y, the system attempts to restart the specified terminal. If the restart is successful, the system displays a terminal restarted message. Press <SPACE> to return to the list of active terminals.
To restart several terminals at the same time, select the M > Restart MULTIPLE Terminals option. the system prompts:
Restart which lines? (1-23):
Enter the numbers of the terminals as a list of numbers separated by commas (e.g., 1, 5, 6, 9), a range using a dash as a separator (e.g., 4-8), or a combination of the two (e.g., 4-7,11,14,17-22). the system clears all non-selected terminals from the screen and asks:
Processes displayed above will be killed.
Are you sure? (y/n)
If you answer y, the system restarts the selected terminals. If you answer n, the system redisplays all active processes.