2.1. Starting a Server

Use one of the following techniques.

  • Use the start-ds command. 

    $ opendj/bin/start-ds

    Alternatively, you can specify the --no-detach option to start the server in the foreground.

  • (UNIX) Create an RC script, and then use the script to start the server.

    Unless you run OpenDJ as root, use the --userName userName option to specify the user who installed OpenDJ. 

    $ sudo opendj/bin/create-rc-script
 --outputFile /etc/init.d/opendj
 --userName mark
$ sudo /etc/init.d/opendj start

    For example, on Linux if you run OpenDJ as root, you can use the RC script to start the server at system boot, and stop the server at system shutdown. 

    $ sudo update-rc.d opendj defaults
update-rc.d: warning: /etc/init.d/opendj missing LSB information
update-rc.d: see <http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts>
 Adding system startup for /etc/init.d/opendj ...
   /etc/rc0.d/K20opendj -> ../init.d/opendj
   /etc/rc1.d/K20opendj -> ../init.d/opendj
   /etc/rc6.d/K20opendj -> ../init.d/opendj
   /etc/rc2.d/S20opendj -> ../init.d/opendj
   /etc/rc3.d/S20opendj -> ../init.d/opendj
   /etc/rc4.d/S20opendj -> ../init.d/opendj
   /etc/rc5.d/S20opendj -> ../init.d/opendj

  • (Windows) Register OpenDJ as a Windows Service, and then manage the service through Windows administration tools. 

    C:\Users\Mark> opendj\bat\windows-service.bat --enableService

By default OpenDJ saves a compressed version of the server configuration used on successful startup. This ensures that the server provides a "last known good" configuration, which can be used as a reference or copied into the active configuration if the server fails to start with the current active configuration. It is possible, though not usually recommended, to turn this behavior off by changing the global server setting save-config-on-successful-startup to false.