Starting and stopping PingFederate
Depending on the application mode and the operating system, the steps to start, stop, or restart PingFederate vary.
If you install or upgrade PingFederate using its platform-specific installer, PingFederate configures to run as a service. You can stop and disable the service and run PingFederate as a console application.
If you install or upgrade PingFederate manually by using the PingFederate product distribution file or the Upgrade Utility in command line, you can run PingFederate as a console application or install the PingFederate service manually and run it as a service.
Starting and stopping PingFederate on Windows
Starting and stopping PingFederate as an application
To start PingFederate:
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In Windows, open a command prompt.
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Go to
<pf_install>/pingfederate/bin. -
Run
run.bat. -
Keep the command prompt open.
To stop PingFederate:
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Locate the command prompt running PingFederate.
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Press CTRL+C to terminate PingFederate.
To stop and restart PingFederate:
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Locate the command prompt running PingFederate.
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Press CTRL+C to terminate PingFederate.
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When PingFederate stops, run
run.bat. -
Keep the command prompt open.
Starting and stopping PingFederate as a Windows service
To start PingFederate:
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In Windows, go to Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Services.
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Right-click on the PingFederate service and click Start.
To stop PingFederate:
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Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
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Right-click on the PingFederate service and click Stop.
To restart PingFederate:
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Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
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Right-click on the PingFederate service and select Restart.
Starting and stopping PingFederate on Linux
Starting and stopping PingFederate as an application
To start PingFederate:
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Open a terminal window.
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Go to
<pf_install>/pingfederate/bin. -
Run
run.sh. -
Keep the terminal window open.
To stop PingFederate:
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Locate the terminal window running PingFederate.
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Press CTRL+C to terminate PingFederate.
To restart PingFederate:
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Locate the terminal window running PingFederate.
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Press CTRL+C to terminate PingFederate.
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When PingFederate stops, run
run.sh. -
Keep the terminal window open.
Starting and stopping PingFederate as a Linux service
To start PingFederate:
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Open a terminal window.
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Enter the system-dependent service command to start PingFederate.
To stop PingFederate:
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Open a terminal window.
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Enter the system-dependent service command to stop PingFederate.
To restart PingFederate:
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Open a terminal window.
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Enter the system-dependent service command to restart PingFederate.