Remote start up and shut down

Hobbes The Tiger wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm running CF 8 on mac os x server (intel). I'm looking for help with the
> proper command for remote restart.
>
> I access my remote machine via the terminal and ssh.
>
> I type this: /Application/coldfusion8/bin/coldfusion stop
> I get a nice message saying "shutting down ... stopped"
> I type this: /Application/coldfusion8/bin/coldfusion start
> I get a nice message saying "starting ..."
> Everything seems cool. I hit the remote machine's home page with a browser
> and get:
> "JRun 500 error - no application exists to service your request". Panic
> ensues.
>
> I shut down again using the same procedure as above and I get a message on
> the command line saying that "CF appears to be hanging - will stop
> non-gracefully." I start again using the same command as above, go back to the
> browser - and it works.
>
> Ok, it works, that's not so bad. But, is there a way to eliminate the nasty
> middle part? Am I using the wrong commands?
>
>

How quick was the turn around between not seeing a page i.e. getting the
500 error, and shutting down the server? CF is rather slow at starting
up and it can be a couple of minutes before it is actually serving up
pages. You may have just jumped the gun a bit.