# Handle Server

The WRLC handle server prefix is 1961.

The prefix is renewed each year in January.

The contact for renewal is <span class="gI"><span data-hovercard-id="hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us" data-hovercard-owner-id="45"><hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us>. (Most recently this was Christy Short.)</span></span>

<span class="gI"><span data-hovercard-id="hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us" data-hovercard-owner-id="45">The last renewal in January 2024 was $50.00.</span></span>

**TESTING:**

<dl id="bkmrk-test-urls-https%3A%2F%2Fhd"><dd>Test URLs <dl><dd>[https://hdl.handle.net](https://hdl.handle.net) (enter handle like 1961/muislandora:871 )</dd><dd>[https://hdl.wrlc.org/1961/14672](https://hdl.wrlc.org/1961/14672)</dd><dd>[https://hdl.handle.net/1961/muislandora:876](https://hdl.handle.net/1961/muislandora:876)</dd><dd></dd></dl></dd></dl><dl id="bkmrk-test-command-%24-mysql"><dd><dl><dd></dd></dl></dd><dd></dd><dd></dd><dd>  
</dd></dl><dl id="bkmrk-test-command-%24-mysql-1"><dd>Test command <dl><dd>$ mysql -u root -p -e "show databases;"</dd></dl></dd></dl><dl id="bkmrk-"></dl><dl id="bkmrk-note---migrated-to-c"><dd><dl><dd></dd></dl></dd><dd></dd><dd></dd><dd>  
</dd></dl><span class="gI"><span data-hovercard-id="hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us" data-hovercard-owner-id="45">**Trouble shooting**:</span></span>

<span class="gI"><span data-hovercard-id="hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us" data-hovercard-owner-id="45">If the handle server doesn't restart on reboot, check the lock file. </span></span>

<span class="gI"><span data-hovercard-id="hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us" data-hovercard-owner-id="45">If lock file was not removed on shutdown/crash, it will need to be removed before the handle server can restart.</span></span>

<span class="gI"><span data-hovercard-id="hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us" data-hovercard-owner-id="45">**Location**: /opt/handle/svr1/txns/lock</span></span>

<span class="gI"><span data-hovercard-id="hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us" data-hovercard-owner-id="45">-rw-r--r-- 1 root www-data 4 Mar 25 09:50 lock  
kilduff@crhandle:/opt/handle/svr1/txns$</span></span>

<span class="gI"><span data-hovercard-id="hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us" data-hovercard-owner-id="45">Remove lock file.</span></span>

<span class="gI"><span data-hovercard-id="hdladmin@cnri.reston.va.us" data-hovercard-owner-id="45">Note - migrated to cloud 4/8/2024</span></span>