Using the command line syntax

As an alternative to using DirectConnect Manager to stop the server, you can use the stopsrvr utility that shuts down the server and terminates all client connections. A password is not required. This will work only if the sa user password was not modified.

NoteIf you invoke stopsrvr when a client is performing work such as batch processing, the utility fails to stop the server, and both the client and the server suspends operations.

The stopsrvr format is as follows:

stopsrvr [-v|-h] -Sserver_name [-ddelay]

where: