I administer a remote server via Timbuktu, but occasionally the Timbuktu host stops responding. Here is a way to restart the remote Timbuktu service via the Terminal. This hint assumes that the remote host has "Remote Login" enabled. Open a terminal window and connect to the remote host via ssh:
ssh LoginName@www.servername.comYou will be asked to provide the password for the remote computer. Next, we need to find the process ID (PID) of Timbuktu:
ps -auxYou can quickly find the process ID of the Timbuktu host by finding "Timbuktu" with the Terminal's find function (robg adds: or just add | grep "Timbuktu" to the end of the above command). Now kill the Timbuktu process (make sure to substitute the process ID for your Timbuktu, and don't use "377" as shown):
sudo kill 377You will be asked for the root password when you do this. Now enter the following to restart timbuktu:
sudo /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/ A/Support/LaunchCFMApp '/Applications/Timbuktu Pro/ Timbuktu Pro.app/Contents/SharedSupport/Timbuktu Extension' &The above should be entered as one long line, and the only spaces are after sudo and before '/Applications....
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