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NAME
mfsgui - start, restart or stop MooseFS GUI server
SYNOPSIS
mfsgui [-c CFGFILE] [-f] [-d] [-u] [-n] [-t LOCKTIMEOUT] [ACTION]
mfsgui -v
mfsgui -h
DESCRIPTION
mfsgui is the MooseFS GUI server. It consist of a HTTP server and scripts that make up the GUI interface
to MooseFS. The user can access the GUI via any web browser, using the IP (or appropriate domain name)
and port defined in mfsgui.cfg.
OPTIONS
-v print version information and exit
-h print usage information and exit
-c CFGFILE
specify alternative path of configuration file (default is mfsgui.cfg in system configuration
directory)
-f run in foreground, don't daemonize
-d run with dangerous options (names: DANGEROUS_*)
-u log undefined configuration values (when default is assumed)
-n do not attempt to increase limit of core dump size
-t LOCKTIMEOUT
how long to wait for lockfile (in seconds; default is 60 seconds)
ACTION tells MooseFS GUI server to perform one of the following actions:
start Start MooseFS GUI server process if the process is not already running, otherwise display
error message.
stop Stop MooseFS GUI server process if the process is running, otherwise display error
message.
restart (default action) If the MooseFS GUI server process is running, restart it, if it's not
running, start it.
reload Send a signal to MooseFS GUI server process to reload config files.
info Send a singal to MooseFS GUI server process to dump debug information file in working
directory.
test Displays "mfsgui pid: PID" if the MooseFS GUI server is running (and return 0) or
"mfsgui is not running" otherwise (and return 1).
kill Send termination signal to MooseFS GUI server process.
restore Not implemented.
FILES
mfsgui.cfg
configuration file for MooseFS GUI server process; refer to mfsgui.cfg(5) manual for details
.mfsgui.lock
lock file of running MooseFS GUI server process (created in data directory)
scripts
various python, javascript, and other (static) files used to serve the GUI interface via HTTP;
these files are installed in whatever directory is the default at installation time for ROOT_DIR
in mfsgui.cfg
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bugs@moosefs.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2025 Jakub Kruszona-Zawadzki, Saglabs SA
This file is part of MooseFS.
MooseFS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 (only).
MooseFS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with MooseFS; if not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02111-1301, USA or visit
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
SEE ALSO
mfsmaster(8), mfsgui.cfg(5)
MooseFS 4.58.1-1 October 2025 mfsgui(8)