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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)
  • FileMaker Admin API PKI Authentication (for FileMaker Server 19.6.1 or later)

Supported Servers

  • Claris FileMaker Server 19 (19.3, 19.4, 19.5, 19.6)

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 Big Sur 11 or later (tested on macOS Ventura 13)
  • Windows version : Windows 10 Version 21H2 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.