Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration

> ## Stopping a server or broker

> Before you turn off your computer or back up the database, you must shut down the server or broker process. Before you shut down the server, all application users must quit their sessions. If necessary, you can disconnect all users with the PROSHUT command’s Disconnect a User or Unconditional Shutdown qualifiers. For more information, see the "PROSHUT command" section.

> You can shut down a database using:

> - Progress Explorer

> - DBMAN utility

> - PROSHUT command

> - PROMON utility

> To shut down the database, you must either be the user who started the database or have root privileges.

> Note: Do not use operating system commands to shut down the database.

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