Lexia Tech Note #100404

Manual starting and stopping the LexiaServer database service

Lexia Programs:
  • Early Reading 3.x
  • Primary Reading 1.x
  • Phonics-Based Reading 4
  • Strategies for Older Students 4.x
  • Quick Reading Test 2.x
  • Cross-Trainer 1.x

Version:
  • Early Reading 3.x
  • Primary Reading 1.x
  • Phonics-Based Reading 4
  • Strategies for Older Students 4.x
  • Quick Reading Test 2.x
  • Cross-Trainer 1.x

Platforms Affected:
  • All Platforms

Symptom:

On some occasions the LexiaServer database service will encounter problems while being started or stopped. In these cases, recovery of the service is possible through command-line calls to the operating system.

Solution:

Manually stopping the LexiaServer database service

OS X

  1. Log in as Administrator.
  2. Launch the Terminal on your server (located in /Applications/Utilities)
  3. Type the following line below to stop the LexiaServer service:

    sudo killall LexiaServer

    This command must be run as administrator, and case is important when typing the command.

  4. Quit the Terminal application.

Windows XP, 2003 Server

  1. Start a Command Line prompt (start->Run..., type 'cmd', press Enter).
  2. Type 'TaskKill /IM LexiaServer.exe /f' and press Enter.

Windows NT, 2000

NOTE: This step requires a free utility 'PSKILL.EXE' available in the PSTOOLS resource kit. This kit can be downloaded from Sysinternal's web site at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/pstools.mspx

  1. Start a Command Line prompt (start->Run..., type 'cmd', press Enter).
  2. 'CD' to the directory in which you have placed the 'PSKill' utility.
  3. Type 'PSKill -t LexiaServer' and press Enter.

Manually starting the LexiaServer database service

OS X

Please note that you can always restart the LexiaServer process by rebooting your OS X workstation or server.

  1. Login as administrator.
  2. Launch the Terminal on your server (located in /Applications/Utilities).
  3. Type the following line below to start the LexiaServer service:

    sudo sh /Library/StartupItems/newserver/newserver

    Enter your admin password if prompted. This will start the LexiaServer process on your file server. If the process starts without error, then the LexiaServer process is running.

  4. Quit the Terminal by quitting through the menu. Do NOT type Control-C as this will kill the LexiaServer process.

Windows NT, XP, 2000 Server, 2003 Server

  1. Start a Command Line prompt (start->Run..., type 'cmd', press Enter).
  2. Type 'cd c:\LexiaServer' and press Enter. (Note: the path above is the default path to the installation of the LexiaServer.)
  3. Type 'LexiaServer -s' and press Enter.

Keywords:

LexiaServer, manual stop, manual start, terminal, command line