Google Mail Connector 26.1
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# Start Google Mail Connector

NOTE: Your License Server must be running before you start Google Mail Connector.

TIP: You can configure services to start automatically when you start the machine.

To start Google Mail Connector

- Start Google Mail Connector from the command line using the following command:

      googlemailconnector.exe -configfile configname.cfg

  where the optional `-configfile` argument specifies the path of a configuration file to use.

- On Windows, if you have installed Google Mail Connector as a service, start the service from the Windows Services dialog box.

- On Linux, if you have installed Google Mail Connector as a service, use one of the following commands:

  - On machines that use systemd:

    `systemctl start googlemailconnector`

  - On machines that use system V:

    `service googlemailconnector start`

- On Linux you can use the script `start-googlemailconnector.sh` which is provided in the installation directory.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Google Mail Connector 26.1

Topic Title: Start Google Mail Connector