NativeSPshibd

The shibd command runs the Shibboleth SP daemon process that handles state management and most of the SAML and security processing of the software. It will not put itself into the background, but can be backgrounded by the controlling shell in the usual manner. On Windows, it is designed to run either from the command line or as a "service".

The following command line options are available based on the platform.

Windows

Option	Explanation
-check	Runs in console mode and loads the configuration, logging any serious issues to the console, then exits.
-console	Runs the program as a console application in the foreground rather than as a service.
-prefix path	Sets the top level location to which the software was installed (the `shibd` program should be in `sbin/shibd.exe` relative to this location).
-config pathname	Identifies the primary configuration file to use (defaults to `etc/shibboleth/shibboleth2.xml` relative to the installation prefix.
-catalogs pathname1;pathname2	Semicolon-delimited set of pathnames of XML Schema catalog files to use when parsing XML.
-install name	Installs the program as a service using a provided name to distinguish it from other copies.
-remove name	Removes the named service definition.

Unix

Option	Explanation
-t	Loads the configuration, logging any serious issues to the console, then exits.
-d path	Sets the top level location to which the software was installed (the `shibd` program should be in `sbin/shibd.exe` relative to this location).
-c pathname	Identifies the primary configuration file to use (defaults to `etc/shibboleth/shibboleth2.xml` relative to the installation prefix (unless the prefix is `/usr`).
-x pathname1:pathname2	Colon-delimited set of pathnames of XML Schema catalog files to use when parsing XML.
-f	Forces removal of Unix domain socket file if the file is present when starting up.
-p pathname	Path to pid file to create.
-v	Prints software version.
-h	Help message.