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'll 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.