View source for STOP QUEUEMANAGER: Put a queue manager in drain state

==Summary==
<dl>
<dt>Privileges
<dd>System manager or User 0
<dt>Function
<dd>Places a queue manager in a drain state.
</dl>
==Syntax==
<p class="syntax">STOP {QUEUEMANAGER | QM} <span class="term">name</span> </p>

Where:
<p>
<var class="term">name</var> identifies a queue manager created with a DEFINE QUEUEMANAGER command.</p>

==Usage==
<p>
If the queue manager does not exist, or has not been started, an error message is issued. If it has already been stopped, the command is ignored.</p>
<p>
Once the command is issued, you cannot open any queues for this queue manager. Attempts to open such queues fail with a $STATUS return code of six (6). However, any current users with open connections to the queue manager are not impacted. You can make the queue manager available again by issuing the START QUEUEMANAGER command.</p>

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