README
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fmcsadmin 
fmcsadmin is a command line tool to administer the Database Server component of Claris FileMaker Server via Claris FileMaker Admin API. fmcsadmin supports public key authentication and 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
- Restart a server process
- Stop a server process
- Retrieve server or CWP configuration settings
- Change server or CWP configuration settings
- List plug-ins
- Manage SSL certificates
- Move databases out of hosted folder
- View and change the setting for sharing streaming URLs
- Cancel the currently running backup
- View and change the setting for parallel backup
- FileMaker Admin API PKI Authentication
- View and change the settings for the persistent cache (for FileMaker Server 2024)
- View and change the setting for blocking new users (for FileMaker Server 2024)
Supported Servers
Please see details: https://support.claris.com/s/article/Claris-support-policy?language=en_US
- Claris FileMaker Server 2024 (until June 2026)
- Claris FileMaker Server 2023 (until Apr 2025)
- Claris FileMaker Server 19.6 (until Dec 2024)
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.
Noteworthy Options
- --fqdn (for remote server administration)
- -i (for PKI authentication)
fmcsadmin --fqdn fms.example.com -i /path/to/IDENTITYFILE list files
System Requirements
- Linux version : Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or Ubuntu 22.04 LTS for ARM
- macOS version : macOS Monterey 12, macOS Ventura 13 or macOS Sonoma 14
- Windows version : Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 Version 22H2 or 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
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fmcsadmin Copyright 2017-2024 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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