Using the Command-Line Parameters

Using the Command-Line Parameters

To use the command-line parameters provided in the background-server components, issue the IPSADM command in the following format:

IPSADM parameter1 parameter2 and so on...

Valid command-line parameters for the background-server components are as follows:

-?	The -? command displays the help for the valid parameters.
-p:number	The -p:number command specifies the port number that the
	server will check for client connections.
	The port number is a parameter used in TCP/IP to distinguish
	among different services on a single server.
	The default for the server utility programs is port number 1087.
	You can use this parameter to change the port number if another
	service on the system is using 1087.
-s:filename	The -s:filename command specifies the name of the file that
	contains security information. For more about security information,
	see 'Background-Server Component Security'.
-f	The -f command specifies to log messages to the default file, IPSADM.LOG.
-f:filename	The -f:filename command lets you specify the name of a file
	in which to log messages.
-d	The -d command disables the logging of messages to the standard output,
	which is usually the screen.