---
name: "ns_shutdown"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "aolserver4"
version: "4.0.10-7"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ns_shutdown"
---

# ns\_shutdown(3)

commands

## NAME

ns\_shutdown - commands

## SYNOPSIS

**ns\_shutdown ?***nseconds*?

## DESCRIPTION

This command shuts down the server.  If *nseconds* is not specified
 a default value (normally 20) is used; if it is specified, it should be 
 an integer \>= 0.  The server will wait for up to the specified (or default) 
 number of seconds for existing connections to finish processing.  If this
 time limit is exceeded then existing connections are immediately stopped.

## SEE ALSO

nsd(1)

## KEYWORDS