ctl Configuration Agent parameters

The following table describes the ctl parameters specific to the Configuration Agent.

Parameter

Description

-C Config_Agent

Configuration Agent to which the command is directed. The Configuration Agent controls Control-M/EM components on the host computer.

-M

Specifies a computer name. This name is used to identify the computer to which the Configuration Agent belongs. -M cannot be used with -all.

-all

Directs a query or command to all Configuration Agents.
-all cannot be used with -M.

-cmd

Indicates a command to be performed by the Configuration Agent. -cmd cannot be used with -reg.

shutdown

Stops the Configuration Agent, and all components that the Configuration Agent administers, without changing their configurations. This command cannot be specified with other commands in the same run of the ctl utility.

-cmdstr

Specifies a text string to be sent to the Configuration Agent. If the text string contains spaces or tabs, it must be enclosed with double quotation marks (" ").

-cmdstr cannot be used with -reg or -cmd.

For more information about the ‑cmdstr parameter, System configuration.

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