Assuming the location and configuration information discussed in the previous sections, the server is started with:
/usr/local/bin/ASFserv -d /usr/ASFserv
The -d parameter is required and identifies the root directory of the server directory structure previously discussed. Note that the server creates a file called /usr/ASFserv/ASFserv.pid in which it writes it's process id so that a kill can conveniently be executed by a script or cron job.