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WebLogic Server Administration Command Reference
Administration Guide B-17
SHUTDOWN
Shuts down the WebLogic Server that is specified in the URL.
Syntax 
java weblogic.Admin [Connection and User Credentials Arguments] 
SHUTDOWN [seconds] [“lockMessage”]
Example 
In the following example, a user with the adminuser username and an administrative 
password of 
gumby1234 shuts down a WebLogic Server that is listening on port 7001 
of machine 
localhost:
java weblogic.Admin -url localhost:7001 -username adminuser 
-password gumby1234 SHUTDOWN 300 “Server localhost is shutting 
down.”
After the command is issued, an interval of five minutes (300 seconds) elapses. Then 
the command shuts down the specified server and sends the following message to 
stdout:
Server localhost is shutting down.
Argument Definition
seconds
Optional. Number of seconds allowed to elapse between the invoking 
of this command and the shutdown of the server.
“lockMessage”
Optional. Message, in double quotes, to be supplied in the message that 
is sent if a user tries to log in while the WebLogic Server is locked. 










