How do I manage my Linux Cradle server when I have no GUI?

Managing your Cradle server via Command Line

Quite often you may find that the server machine you install the CDS and CWS on may not have a graphic user interface, in this case you can manage your Cradle server via a command line

How to Install a Security Code

The c_config command allows you to update a Cradle Security Code

Format

c_config -i code

Example

c-config -i BWEr-DSWe...

How to Start/Stop/Restart the Cradle Database Servers

The c_start command allows you to start, stop, restart or test the Cradle Database Server (CDS) and/or Cradle Web Server (CWS).

Format

c_start {start | stop | restart | test} {cds | cws | all}

Example

c_start start cds

Variations

How to Manage Cradle Projects

The c_prj command is used to create, delete, lock and unlock Cradle projects.

Format

c_prj.exe [-create
              -code <projcode>
              -title <project title>
              -path <project location>
              [-pid <project PID>]
              [-schema <schema name>]]
          [-delete
              -code <projcode>
              -password <MANAGER password>
              [-method {all | pdb | reg_only}]]
          [-lock
              -auth <user>,<password>,<projcode>
              [-allow_user <user>]]
          [-unlock
              -auth <user>,<password>,<projcode>]

Examples

c_prj.exe -create -code TEST -title "Test Project" -path /home/apps/temp/projects/test -pid TEST01 -schema empty

Will create a project with a project code of TEST, a title of Test Project in the /home/apps/temp/projects location with a PID of TEST01 using the empty schema.

c_prj.exe -delete -code TEST -password MANAGER PASSWORD -method all

Will delete the TEST project along with the registry entry, database files and directories.