Suspend the Server to Prevent New Connections

It may be necessary to "block" users from trying to connect to the Sesame Server while you are attempting to reconcile or back-up an application. The "-command" command flag provides just such a recourse. More on this and other Startup Switches can be found in Appendix 8 of the Sesame User Guide, as well as the Knowledgebase article "Where do I place the Sesame Startup Switch".

-command server_name admin_password command
Issues a special admin command to the specified Server. The available commands are: * SUSPEND (i.e.: sesame-command server_name admin_password SUSPEND)
Causes the Server to stop processing Client commands until it receives a CONTINUE command. SUSPEND will cause any clients that are connected to appear to be locked up, until CONTINUE is sent. SUSPEND retains pending Client commands and may use a fair amount of memory if there are a lot of suspended Clients. Never suspend indefinitely! * CONTINUE
Instructs the Server to resume from the last SUSPEND command. Any pending Client commands received while in SUSPEND are processed. * SHUTDOWN
Shuts down the Server. This will disconnect any connected clients without notification. The "-command" flag can also issue load and unload requests to "freshen" a particular application. Of course, should any of your users have that application open at the time, they should probably close and reload it after you are done.