Q: After installing PDF Automation Server and launching PAS Manager, I see a message reading “Unable to start the PDF Automation Server“. How can I fix it?
A: Sometimes the QoppaPAS service will not be able to start automatically due to permissions restrictions and you will see this error message:
Unable to start the PDF Automation Server
To start PDF Automation Server, you need to run as an administrator (or Root user on Linux)
Windows: Run PAS Manager as Administrator to Start Automatically
You may start PDF Automation Server Manager as administrator. To do so, right-click on the application icon and select “Run as administrator”.
After launching, PDF Automation Server Manager will prompt you to connect and if needed to start PDF Automation Server.
![Keep default parameter to start the server on the local machine (localhost)](https://kbdeveloper.qoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ScreenHunter_03-Jun.-12-12.36.jpg)
If the server is not running, PAS MAnager will prompt you to start it
![Click Yes to Start the Server](https://kbdeveloper.qoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ScreenHunter_07-Jun.-12-12.41.jpg)
Windows & Linux: Start QoppaPAS using command line or terminal:
You can also start the command line shell (cmd) or terminal as administrator (root user) to stop and start QoppaPAS.
Available Commands
- Stop
- Start
- Restart
- Status
On Windows
Start cmd as administrator
cd to QoppaPAS installation folder
cd ../../Program Files/QoppaPAS
QoppaPAS -start
On Linux
Start terminal as the Root user
cd to QoppaPAS installation folder
sudo service QoppaPAS start