yamcs-server init script¶

Yamcs package installations include an init script for starting and stopping Yamcs in System V-style.

This script is located at /etc/init.d/yamcs-server and should not be run directly but instead via your system’s service manager. This will perform proper stepdown to the yamcs user.

Usage:

service yamcs-server start|stop|restart|status

Or alternatively:

systemctl start|stop|restart|status yamcs-server

Warning

It is not recommended to use this init script on systems that run systemd. Instead use the native systemd unit file. See Systemd Unit File.

The init script accepts these commands:

start: Starts Yamcs and stores the PID of the yamcsd process to /var/run/yamcs-server.pid.

stop: Stops the Yamcs process based on the PID found in /var/run/yamcs-server.pid.

restart: Stops Yamcs if it is running, then starts it again.

status: Checks if Yamcs is currently running. This does a PID check and will not detect a Yamcs runtime that has been started on the system without use of this init script.