---
name: "start-xpilots"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "xpilot-server"
version: "4.5.5beta.20031222-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/start-xpilots"
---

# start-xpilots(8)

start the XPilot server

## NAME

start-xpilots - start the XPilot server

## SYNOPSIS

**start-xpilots**

**start-xpilots** *args*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page explains the **start-xpilots** script, which is used by **/etc/init.d/xpilots** to start the XPilot daemon.  It checks the configuration file **/etc/xpilots.conf** to determine which map should be started.  When run as root, the script takes  no arguments.  If an unprivileged users calls **start-xpilots** then all arguments given on the command line are passed on to **xpilots**

## AUTHOR

Matt Kern \<matt.kern@pobox.com\>