Starting or Stopping the Heureka Indexing Service

Instructions for starting or restarting the Heureka Indexing Service. Heureka's Indexing service is set to run automatically on all operating systems but can be manually stopped or restarted using the commands below.

Windows

Heureka's indexing service is displayed as "Indexing Service" in the Services console in Windows (see Figure 1)

To start or stop the Indexing Service from the user interface:

1. Right click on the Windows Task bar and select Task Manager
2. Select Services Tab at the top of the page
3. Select Open Services at the bottom of the task manager window
4. Scroll down until "Indexing Service" is shown in the services list
5. Highlight "Indexing Service" by single-clicking on the name
6. Select "Restart/Stop/Start" in the upper left corner of the Services window depending on the action you wish to perform

From the command line:

Start Service

net start "Indexing Service"

Stop Service

net stop "Indexing Service"

MacOS

Open a terminal window on the endpoint Macintosh and type the following commands:

Start Service

sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.heurekasoftware.agent.plist

Stop Service

sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.heurekasoftware.agent.plist

*It may be necessary to type your password in the terminal window!

Linux

Open a terminal window on the endpoint Linux and type the following commands:

Start Service

sudo systemctl start indexing-service

Stop Service

sudo systemctl stop indexing-service

*It may be necessary to type your password in the terminal window!

Figure 1 shows Heureka Indexing Service in Services Console on Windows