stop_iq Database Shutdown Utility

On UNIX and Linux platforms, you can stop the database server using the stop_iq utility.

Use stop_iq to stop your server and close all user connections to your server.

stop_iq shuts down a server without regard for user connections or load process status. Normally, do not shut down a server while it is still connected to one or more clients.

• When to Stop and Restart the Server
  In some situations, the server may need to be stopped and restarted.
• Ways to Stop Database Servers
  The preferred methods of stopping the database server in SAP Sybase IQ are as follows:
• Permissions Required to Stop the Server
  When you start a server, you can use the -gk option to set the level of permissions required for users to stop the server with DBSTOP or STOP ENGINE.
• Stopping the Database Server with stop_iq
  Run stop_iq from the command line.