Server Commands

The following table describes the Boomerang server commands.

-access Used to create an access file. See Creating and Maintaining the Server Access File in the AcuServer User's Guide or Executing Non-COBOL Programs on the Client in the AcuConnect User's Guide for more information.
-alias Used to create an alias. See Step 1 Creating an Alias File for details on this command.
-c configuration- filename Specifies the configuration file that should be used by Boomerang. If the -c option is not specified, Boomerang will use the file specified by the environment variable, A_BOOMERANGCFG. If neither the -c or A_BOOMERANGCFG are specified, the default boomerang.cfg file is used.
-e error-filename Specifies the error file for the Boomerang server.
-f Runs the Boomerang server in the foreground.
-kill [-n port] Stops the Boomerang server. You can optionally specify the port.
-start [-n port] Starts the Boomerang server. You can optionally specify the port.
-t # Turns on the tracing function. When combined with the -e option, trace information is placed in the named error file. The # represents the type of tracing or logging to be performed.
  • 1 -- provides information about access file match attempts. The trace information buffer is flushed to the error file when the buffer is filled or Boomerang terminates.
  • 2 -- provides information about client requests. The buffer is flushed to the error file when the buffer is filled or Boomerang terminates.
  • 3 -- provides the information described for 1 and 2.
  • 5 -- is equivalent to 1, but the tracing buffer is flushed to the error file each time an access file match is requested. (File trace flushing can also be controlled with the FILE_TRACE_FLUSH server configuration variable.)
  • 6 -- is equivalent to 2, but the tracing buffer is flushed to the error file each time a client connection is requested.
  • 7 -- provides the information described for 5 and 6.