# Options for tibemsadmin

Type tibemsadmin -help to display information about `tibemsadmin` startup parameters. All `tibemsadmin` parameters are optional.

Option | Description
--- | ---
`-help or -h` | Print the help screen.
`-script script-file` | Execute the specified text file containing `tibemsadmin` commands then quit. Any valid `tibemsadmin` command described in this chapter can be executed. Line breaks within the file delimit each command. That is, every command must be contained on a single line (no line breaks within the command), and each command is separated by a line break.
`-server server-url` | Connect to specified server.
`-user user-name` | Use this user name to connect to server.
-password password | Use this password to connect to server.
``-pwdfile` `password-file`` | Use the clear-text password in the specified file to connect to the server. If both `-pwdfile` and `-password` options are given, the password specified through the `-password` option takes precedence.
``-ignore`` | Ignore errors when executing script file. This parameter only ignores errors in command execution but not syntax errors in the script.
`-mangle [password`] | Mangle the password and quit. Mangled string in the output can be set as a value of one of these passwords from the configuration files: server password server SSL password LDAP admin password database password If the password is not entered it is prompted for.
`-module_path` | Specifies a directory or directories that contain the SSL and Zlib shared library files, upon which the Administration Tool is dependent.
`-ssl_trusted filename` | File containing trusted certificate(s). This parameter may be entered more than once if required.
`-ssl_identity filename` | File containing client certificate and (optionally) extra issuer certificate(s), and the private key.
`-ssl_issuer filename` | File containing extra issuer certificate(s) for client-side identity.
`-ssl_key` `filename` | File containing the private key.
`-ssl_password password` | Private key or PKCS#12 password. If the password is required, but has not been specified, it will be prompted for.
`-ssl_pwdfile` `password-file` | Use the private key or PKCS12 password in the specified file to connect to the server. If both `-ssl_pwdfile` and `-ssl_password` options are given, the password specified through the `-ssl_password` option takes precedence.
`-ssl_noverifyhostname` | Do not verify hostname against the name on the certificate.
`-ssl_hostname name` | Name expected in the certificate sent by the host.
`-ssl_trace` | Show loaded certificates and certificates sent by the host.
`-ssl_debug_trace` | Show additional tracing, which is useful for debugging.

Note: When a command specifies `-user` and `-password`, that information is not stored for later use. It is only used to connect to the server specified in the same command line. The user name and password entered on one command line are not reused with subsequent connect commands entered in the script file or interactively.

Examples

    tibemsadmin -server "tcp://host:7222"
    tibemsadmin -server "tcp://host:7222" -user admin -password secret

Some options are needed when you choose to make a SSL connection. For more information on SSL connections, refer to SSL Protocol.

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