---
name: "caudiumctl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "caudium"
version: "3:1.4.12-12"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/caudiumctl"
---

# caudiumctl(1)

control the Caudium WebServer

## NAME

caudiumctl - control the Caudium WebServer

## SYNOPSIS

**caudiumctl**  **start \|** **stop \|** **restart \|** **reload**

## DESCRIPTION

This is a simple program modelled after the **apachectl** utility that serves the purpose of controlling the Caudium WebServer. With this program, the administrator can  control, to some extent, the Caudium process state.

## OPTIONS

- •

  start - start the server.

- •

  stop - stop the running server.

- •

  restart - restart the running server.

- •

  reload - reload the configuration of a running server.

## CONFIG FILES

The configuration for this program is kept in the */etc/default/caudium* file which is sourced by **caudiumctl** on startup. The administrator is able to set the following options in the file:

*caudiumhome* - specifies the location of the Caudium WebServer

*pidfile* - specifies the location of a file where Caudium stores its PID.

*wwwuser* - specifies the user under which the Caudium WebServer will run.

*killallwww* - if set to **yes**, then the script will kill all processes running as the user spcified in the **wwwuser** variable above.

## SEE ALSO

caudium(8)