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mfsgui(8)		    This is part of MooseFS		     mfsgui(8)

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  mfs-
	      gui.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 sec-
	      onds)

       ACTION tells MooseFS GUI	server to perform one  of  the	following  ac-
	      tions:

	      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  run-
		       ning, 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 signal to	MooseFS	GUI server process to dump de-
		       bug 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" oth-
		       erwise (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 mfs-
	      gui.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) 2026 Jakub	Kruszona-Zawadzki, Saglabs SA

       This file is part of MooseFS.

       MooseFS is free software; you can redistribute it and/or	modify it  un-
       der  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 this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

SEE ALSO
       mfsmaster(8), mfsgui.cfg(5)

MooseFS	4.59.1-1		   May 2026			     mfsgui(8)

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