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# zabbix\_server

Section: Maintenance Commands (8)\
Updated: 2016-01-13\
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## NAME

zabbix\_server - Zabbix server daemon [ ]{#lbAC}

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## SYNOPSIS

**zabbix\_server** \[**-c** *config-file*\]\
**zabbix\_server** \[**-c** *config-file*\] **-R** *runtime-option*\
**zabbix\_server -h**\
**zabbix\_server -V** [ ]{#lbAD}

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## DESCRIPTION

**zabbix\_server** is the core daemon of Zabbix software. [ ]{#lbAE}

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## OPTIONS

**-c**, **--config** *config-file*  
Use the alternate *config-file* instead of the default one. Path to the
file should be specified.

**-f**, **--foreground**  
Run Zabbix server in foreground.

**-R**, **--runtime-control** *runtime-option*  
Perform administrative functions according to *runtime-option*.

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Runtime control options

  
**config\_cache\_reload**  
Reload configuration cache. Ignored if cache is being currently loaded.
Default configuration file (unless **-c** option is specified) will be
used to find PID file and signal will be sent to process, listed in PID
file.

  
**housekeeper\_execute**  
Execute the housekeeper. Ignored if housekeeper is being currently
executed.

  
**log\_level\_increase**\[=*target*\]  
Increase log level, affects all processes if target is not specified

  
**log\_level\_decrease**\[=*target*\]  
Decrease log level, affects all processes if target is not specified

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Log level control targets

  
*pid*  
Process identifier

  
*process-type*  
All processes of specified type (e.g., poller)

  
*process-type,N*  
Process type and number (e.g., poller,3)

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**-h**, **--help**  
Display this help and exit.

**-V**, **--version**  
Output version information and exit.

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## FILES

*/usr/local/etc/zabbix\_server.conf*  
Default location of Zabbix server configuration file (if not modified
during compile time).

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## SEE ALSO

**[zabbix\_agentd](zabbix_agentd)**(8),
**[zabbix\_get](zabbix_get)**(8), **[zabbix\_proxy](zabbix_proxy)**(8),
**[zabbix\_sender](zabbix_sender)**(8) [ ]{#lbAJ}

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## AUTHOR

Alexei Vladishev <<alex@zabbix.com>>

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## Index

[NAME](#lbAB)

[SYNOPSIS](#lbAC)

[DESCRIPTION](#lbAD)

[OPTIONS](#lbAE)

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[FILES](#lbAH)

[SEE ALSO](#lbAI)

[AUTHOR](#lbAJ)

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