To verify your myproxy-server installation and configuration, you can run the myproxy-server directly from your shell. If using a host certificate, you will need to run the myproxy-server as root. First, make sure your Globus environment is setup in your shell. Set the GLOBUS_LOCATION environment variable to the location of your MyProxy installation. Then, depending on your shell, run one of the following commands.

For csh shells:

For sh shells:

Then, run $GLOBUS_LOCATION/sbin/myproxy-server -d. The -d argument runs the myproxy-server in debug mode. It will write debugging messages to the terminal and exit after servicing a single request. You will need to start it once for each test request. In another shell, you can run the MyProxy client programs to test the server.

If run without the -d argument, the myproxy-server program will start up and background itself. It accepts connections on TCP port 7512, forking off a separate child to handle each incoming connection. It logs information via the syslog service under the daemon facility.