<h4 id="heading-sybase-db-startstop-commands">Sybase DB start/stop commands</h4>
First switch to the syb&lt;sid&gt; user
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">su - syb&lt;sid&gt;
</code></pre>
Logon to the isql interface
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">isql -U &lt;username&gt; -P &lt;password -S &lt;SID&gt;
</code></pre>
To stop the sybase db, use the below command
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">shutdown
</code></pre>
Execute ‘go’ after ‘shutdown’ command, which completes the execution of the latter.
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">go
</code></pre>
To start the Sybase DB, we run startserver -f RUN_SID.
For this we need to go to the location of the RUN_SID file, which is generally present in /sybase/&lt;SID&gt;/ASE*/install/ path.
Once inside this directory, run the below commands as syb&lt;SID&gt; user
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">startserver -f RUN_SID

startserver -f RUN_SID_BS
</code></pre>

#### Sybase DB start/stop commands

First switch to the *syb&lt;sid&gt;* user

```plaintext
su - syb<sid>
```

Logon to the isql interface

```plaintext
isql -U <username> -P <password -S <SID>
```

To stop the sybase db, use the below command

```plaintext
shutdown
```

Execute *‘go’* after *‘shutdown’* command, which completes the execution of the latter.

```plaintext
go
```

To start the Sybase DB, we run *startserver -f RUN\_SID*.

For this we need to go to the location of the RUN\_SID file, which is generally present in **/sybase/&lt;SID&gt;/ASE\*/install/ path**.

Once inside this directory, run the below commands as **syb&lt;SID&gt;** user

```plaintext
startserver -f RUN_SID

startserver -f RUN_SID_BS
```

Ashwin Sharma P

Ashwin Sharma P

SAP Basis snippets #4

Sybase DB start/stop commands