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title: Starting PingAccess
description: After installing PingAccess, start the PingAccess service.
component: pingaccess
version: 9.0
page_id: pingaccess:installing_and_uninstalling_pingaccess:pa_starting_pa
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingaccess/9.0/installing_and_uninstalling_pingaccess/pa_starting_pa.html
revdate: May 8, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  choose-from: Choose from:
  choose-from-2: Choose from:
  result: Result:
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# Starting PingAccess

After installing PingAccess, start the PingAccess service.

## About this task

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|   | If you installed PingAccess using the Windows installer, the service is installed and started automatically. |

## Steps

1. In a command prompt or terminal window, change to the PingAccess `bin` directory:

   ### Choose from:

   * On Linux: `cd <PA_HOME>/bin`

   * On Windows: `cd <PA_HOME>\bin`

2. Start the `run` script for the platform:

   ### Choose from:

   * On Linux: `./run.sh`

   * On Windows: `run.bat`

### Result:

PingAccess starts when you see the message `PingAccess running…​` in the command window.