Tell

Issues a command to a server program or task.

Details

The command is especially useful for stopping a server task without stopping the server.

Note: Most server commands support the arguments -? and /? to display online help. For example, you could enter one of these to obtain help for the server command Tell Amgr:

Syntax

 Tell serverprogram 
Tell Amgr -?
Tell Amgr /?

Examples

Tell Router Quit -- Stops only the Router task. All other tasks on the server continue to run.

Specialized Tell commands

Some Tell commands are common to all server tasks -- for example, Tell task Quit. Other Tell commands are unique to a particular task.

To enter a Tell command from the Domino® Administrator

You can enter a Tell command directly from the Server > Status tab in the Domino Administrator.

  1. From the Domino Administrator, click the Server > Status tab.
  2. Click Server Tasks in the navigation pane.
  3. Right-click a task name and then click Tell Task ....
  4. Select the options you want and click OK.
  5. (Optional) Click Server Console in the navigation pane to see the response to the Tell command.

To stop a task from the Domino Administrator

You can stop a server task from the Domino Administrator. This is the same as using the Tell command to quit a task.

  1. From the Domino Administrator, click the Server > Status tab.
  2. Click Server Tasks in the navigation pane.
  3. Right-click a task name and then click Stop Task.
  4. When prompted, click OK to confirm that you want to stop the task.