Command Line Tools - riak

This is the primary script for controlling the Riak node process.

Usage: riak { start | stop | restart | reboot | ping | console | attach | chkconfig }

start

Starts the Riak node in the background. If the node is already started, you will get the message “Node is already running!” If the node is not already running, no output will be given.

riak start

stop

Stops the running Riak node. Prints “ok” when successful, “Node 'riak@127.0.0.1' not responding to pings.” when the node is already stopped or not responding.

riak stop

restart

Stops and then starts the running Riak node without exiting the Erlang VM. Prints “ok” when successful, “Node 'riak@127.0.0.1' not responding to pings.” when the node is already stopped or not responding.

riak restart

reboot

Stops and then starts the running Riak node, exiting the Erlang VM. Prints “ok” when successful, “Node 'riak@127.0.0.1' not responding to pings.” when the node is already stopped or not responding.

riak reboot

ping

Checks that the Riak node is running. Prints “pong” when successful, “Node 'riak@127.0.0.1' not responding to pings.” when the node is stopped or not responding.

riak ping

console

Starts the Riak node in the foreground, giving access to the Erlang shell and runtime messages. Prints “Node is already running - use 'riak attach' instead” when the node is running in the background.

riak console

attach

Attaches to the console of a Riak node running in the background, giving access to the Erlang shell and runtime messages. Prints “Node is not running!” when the node cannot be reached.

riak attach

chkconfig

Confirms whether the app.config is valid.

riak chkconfig