fmcsadmin

README

fmcsadmin

fmcsadmin is a command line tool to administer the Database Server component of Claris FileMaker Server via Claris FileMaker Admin API. fmcsadmin supports remote server administration.

Features

• Close databases
• Delete a schedule
• Disable schedules
• Disconnect clients
• Enable schedules
• List clients, databases or schedules
• Open databases
• Temporarily stop database access
• Make paused databases available
• Run a schedule
• Send a message to clients
• Start a server process (for FileMaker Server)
• Restart a server process (for FileMaker Server)
• Stop a server process (for FileMaker Server)
• Retrieve server or CWP configuration settings
• Change server or CWP configuration settings
• List plug-ins (for FileMaker Server 19.2.1 or later)
• Manage SSL certificates (for FileMaker Server 19.2.1 or later)
• Move databases out of hosted folder (for FileMaker Server 19.3.1 or later)
• View and change the setting for sharing streaming URLs (for FileMaker Server 19.3.2 or later)
• Cancel the currently running backup (for FileMaker Server 19.5.1 or later)
• View and change the setting for parallel backup (for FileMaker Server 19.5.1 or later)

Supported Servers

• Claris FileMaker Server 19 (19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 19.5)

Usage

You can script many tasks with fmcsadmin by using a scripting language that allows execution of shell or terminal commands.

    fmcsadmin HELP COMMANDS
       Lists available commands

    fmcsadmin HELP [COMMAND]
       Displays help on the specified COMMAND

    fmcsadmin HELP OPTIONS
       Lists available options

Note: Handling schedule ID 1 is not supported for FileMaker Server.

System Requirements

• Linux version : Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or CentOS Linux 7
• macOS version : macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or later (tested on macOS Monterey 12)
• Windows version : Windows 10 Version 21H1 or later (tested on Windows 11)

Download

Download from the latest release page.

Author

Emic Corporation https://www.emic.co.jp/

License

This software is distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE.txt and NOTICE.txt for more information.

Documentation

Overview

fmcsadmin Copyright 2017-2022 Emic Corporation, https://www.emic.co.jp/

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

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