ADOBE FLASH MEDIA SERVER
Installation Guide
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Use the fmsmgr utility to perform other tasks as well, such as configuring the service to start automatically when the
system is started. For more information, see
“Managing the server on Linux” on page 72
in the
Configuration and
Administration Guide
.
Start, stop, or restart Flash Media Server
1
Log in as a root user.
2
Change to the directory where the server is installed.
3
Open a shell window and type one of the following:
./fmsmgr server start|stop|restart
Start, stop, or restart the Administration Server
1
Log in as a root user.
2
Change to the directory where the server is installed.
3
Open a shell window and type one of the following:
./fmsmgr adminserver start|stop|restart
Uninstalling the server
Uninstall from Windows
Uninstalling the server on Windows removes all files installed by the Flash Media Server installer unless the files
were modified. Any folders and files that you added or modified after installation are not uninstalled.
Uninstall from a Windows computer
1
Back up existing data. See
Back up data
.
2
Do one of the following:
•
Select Start > Programs > Adobe > Flash Media Server 3 > Uninstall Adobe Flash Media Server 3.
•
Choose Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, select the version of Flash Media Server or Flash
Communication Server you want to remove and click Remove.
3
In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes.
Flash Media Server is removed from your computer. A second confirmation dialog box appears when the process
is complete.
Uninstall from Linux
Uninstalling the server on Linux removes all files in the Flash Media Server root directory, including files and direc-
tories that you created.
Uninstall from a Linux computer
1
Back up existing data. See
Back up data
.
2
Log in to the server where Flash Media Server was installed.
3
Switch to the root user, or a user with root permissions. Normally, you would use
su - root
to switch to the
root user.
