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Starting and Stopping the Server
By default, the web server prompts the administrator for the key database
password before starting up. If you want to be able to restart an unattended web
server, you need to save the password in a
system is adequately protected so that this file and the key databases are not
compromised.
Using the Automatic Restart Utility (Windows NT)
The server is automatically restarted by a server-monitoring utility if the server
crashes. On systems that have debugging tools installed, a dialog box with
debugging information appears if the server crashes. To help debug server plug-in
API programs (for example, NSAPI programs), you can disable the auto-start
feature by setting a very high timeout value. You can also turn off the debugging
dialog boxes by using the Registry Editor.
Changing the Time Interval (Windows NT)
To change the time interval that elapses between startup and the time the server
can automatically restart, perform the following steps:
Start the Registry Editor.
1.
Select your server's key (in the left side of the Registry Editor window, located
2.
in
Choose Add Value from the Edit menu. The Add Key dialog box appears.
3.
In Value Name, type
4.
Select REG_DWORD from the Data Type pull-down list.
5.
Click OK. The DWORD Editor dialog box appears.
6.
Type the time interval (in seconds) that will elapse between startup and the
7.
time the server can restart automatically.
The interval can be in binary, decimal, or hexadecimal format.
Click the numerical format for the value you entered in the previous step
8.
(binary, decimal, or hexadecimal).
Click OK.
9.
The
of the Registry Editor window.
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Netscape\Enterprise\6.0
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password.conf
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value appears in hexadecimal format at the right side
file. Only do this if your
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