Google Chat Connector 26.2
Google Chat Connector Help

# Start Google Chat Connector

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

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

To start Google Chat Connector

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

      googlechatconnector.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 Chat Connector as a service, start the service from the Windows Services dialog box.

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

  - On machines that use systemd:

    `systemctl start googlechatconnector`

  - On machines that use system V:

    `service googlechatconnector start`

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

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Google Chat Connector 26.2

Topic Title: Start Google Chat Connector