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stopEngine.sh does not shut down the Engine in Sterling Secure Proxy

Troubleshooting


Problem

When you run stopEngine.sh, it does not shut down the Engine in Sterling Secure Proxy.

Symptom

bin> ./stopEngine.sh
Enter the passphrase for the Engine:
***Could not connect to Engine. Either Engine is not running or the Engine connection parameters are incorrect

Cause

When the stopEngine script is executed, and no host= was specified, the code gets the local hostname and tries to resolve that to the IP address.

If the firewall configuration blocks the hostname resolution, this could cause the problem. One example would be if the IP address is natted.

Resolving The Problem

Specify host=<natted IP address> with the stopEngine.sh command.

For example, if the natted ip address is 1.1.1.1, then enter:
./stopEngine.sh host=1.1.1.1

[{"Product":{"code":"SS6PNW","label":"IBM Sterling Secure Proxy"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":"Maintenance","Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"3.4.3;3.4.2;3.4.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
13 October 2021

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swg21991282