Starting and stopping the administrative client

Use the DSMADMC command to start an administrative client session.

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The IBM Spectrum Protect server must be running before an administrative client can connect.

To start an administrative client session in command-line mode, enter this command on your workstation:
```
dsmadmc -id=admin -password=adminpwd -dataonly=yes
```
By entering the DSMADMC command with the -ID and -PASSWORD options as shown, you are not prompted for a user ID and password.
To stop an administrative command-line client session, enter the following command:
```
quit
```
To interrupt a DSMADMC command before the IBM Spectrum Protect server finishes processing it, press Ctrl+C or use the UNIX kill -15 command.

Note: Due to signal-handler design limitations with the DSMADMC command on UNIX and Linux, pressing Ctrl-C or using the UNIX kill -15 command can lead to a core memory dump. If you need to avoid such a core memory dump, use the UNIX kill -9 command from an available command line.