By default, the broker is installed in /usr/sbin/. If this is not on your path, you will need to type the whole path to start the broker:

# /usr/sbin/qpidd -t
[date] [time] info Loaded Module: libbdbstore.so.0
[date] [time] info Locked data directory: /var/lib/qpidd
[date] [time] info Management enabled
[date] [time] info Listening on port 5672

The -t or --trace option enables debug tracing, printing messages to the terminal.

To stop the broker, type CTRL+C at the shell prompt

[date] [time] notice Shutting down.
[date] [time] info Unlocked data directory: /var/lib/qpidd

For production use, MRG Messaging is usually run as a service. To start the broker as a service, run the following command as the root user:

# service qpidd start
Starting qpidd daemon:     [  OK  ]

You can check on the status of the service using the service status command and stop the broker with service stop.

# service qpidd status
qpidd (pid PID) is running...
				
# service qpidd stop
Stopping qpidd daemon:     [  OK  ]