4.1 Kerio MailServer Monitor
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## 4.1 Kerio MailServer Monitor

Kerio MailServer Monitor is a utility used to control and monitor the MailServer Engine status. This component is available only under Windows and Mac OS X.

### Windows Operating Systems

In Windows, Kerio MailServer Monitor is displayed as an icon in the System Notification Area.

Figure 4.1. Kerio MailServer Monitor

If the mailserver is stopped, a red mark appears over the icon. Starting or stopping the service can take several seconds. During this time the icon is grey and inactive.

On Windows, left double-clicking on this icon runs the Kerio Administration Console (described later). Right-clicking on this icon displays the following menu.

Figure 4.2. Kerio MailServer Monitor — menu

Start-up Preferences

  — options for running Kerio MailServer and Kerio MailServer Monitor automatically at system start-up. Both options are enabled by default.

Administration

  — this option runs the Kerio Administration Console program (this can also be achieved by double-clicking the Kerio MailServer Monitor icon).

Start/Stop Kerio MailServer

  — start or stop the MailServer Engine (Start or Stop is displayed according to the Engine status).

Exit Engine Monitor

  — exits the Kerio MailServer Monitor. This option does not stop the MailServer Engine. The user is informed about this fact by a warning window.

### Mac OS X

On Mac OS X, the Kerio MailServer Monitor is displayed in a new window (see figure 4.3 Kerio MailServer Monitor — Kerio MailServer Status) which can be opened from the Other section of System Preferences. The window includes the following options:

Figure 4.3. Kerio MailServer Monitor — Kerio MailServer Status

- About Kerio MailServer — the button opens the About window providing basic information on the product and its version number.

- Stop/Start Server — the button starts/stops the Kerio MailServer Engine.

  Username which must belong to the `Admins` group and password is required for stopping or running of the service.

- Configure Server — the button runs the Kerio Administration Console.

You can also stop, start or restart the Kerio MailServer Monitor through Terminal or a SSH client with the following commands with root access:

Stopping the Kerio MailServer Engine

  `SystemStarter stop KerioMailServer`

Starting the Kerio MailServer Engine

  `SystemStarter start KerioMailServer`

Restarting the Kerio MailServer Engine

  `SystemStarter restart KerioMailServer`

### Linux

Installation packages for Linux do not include Kerio MailServer Monitor. Kerio MailServer Engine can be started by the following command:

`/etc/rc.d/init.d/keriomailserver [start | stop]`

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