Since the dashboard now requires a csrf-token, the old wget-method does not work anymore: 

 

Is there any way to locally execute the array start/stop functions directly or is there a command for it?

 

I have searched through tons of includes, php, template files and couldn't find where they actually execute it - besides all POSTing to the same endpoint. Of course a solution could be to have a headless browser or requests that regex out the csrf token prior, but it'd be much easier to just have something e.g. executed via ssh if available.

 

Thank you in advanced!

https://forums.unraid.net/topic/50490-solved-commands-to-start-and-stop-array/?tab=comments#comment-496967

 

But you'd first have to add in the csrf token to the end of the line ?csrf_token=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx via whats listed in /var/local/emhttp/var.ini

@Squid Thanks! I guess it checks both for get and post values? because all forms I could find were doing a post exclusively. Based on what you said that should work, will try it in an hour or two to confirm:

#!/bin/bash
CSRF=$(cat /var/local/emhttp/var.ini | grep -oP 'csrf_token="\K[^"]+')
wget -qO /dev/null http://localhost:$(lsof -nPc emhttp | grep -Po 'TCP[^\d]*\K\d+')/update.htm?cmdStart=Start&csrf_token=$CSRF

 

@Squid Sadly didn't work, but the var.ini was the solution still!

 

Start:

#!/bin/bash
CSRF=$(cat /var/local/emhttp/var.ini | grep -oP 'csrf_token="\K[^"]+')
curl -k --data "startState=STOPPED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStart=Start" http://localhost/update.htm

Stop:

#!/bin/bash
CSRF=$(cat /var/local/emhttp/var.ini | grep -oP 'csrf_token="\K[^"]+')
curl -k --data "startState=STARTED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStop=Stop" http://localhost/update.htm

 

Edited May 14, 20197 yr by fsix

I needed to start the array from a different system, so I ended up doing this:

#!/bin/bash
CSRF=$(ssh [email protected] "sed -n 's/^csrf_token=//p' /var/local/emhttp/var.ini|tr -d '\"'")
curl -k --data "startState=STOPPED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStart=Start" http://192.168.88.235/update.htm

 

When using Unraid 6.10, you can simply use the following

 

Start array

#!/bin/bash
emcmd cmdStart=Start

 

Stop array

#!/bin/bash
emcmd cmdStop=Stop

 

Is there a way to define the keyfile when starting the array with emcmd cmdStart=Start? Staging the keyfile in /root before running the command doesn't seem to work

Edited October 16, 20223 yr by solidno8

updated command for 7.1.4

https://forums.unraid.net/topic/50490-solved-commands-to-start-and-stop-array/#findComment-1584966

7.1.4 1 line terminal command to stop the array... As if you hit the stop button on the main tab

stop array:

CSRF=$(grep -Po '^csrf_token="\K[^"]+' /var/local/emhttp/var.ini)
# try HTTP first
curl -sS -k --fail -e "http://localhost/Main" \
  -c /tmp/unraid.cookies -b /tmp/unraid.cookies \
  --data "startState=STARTED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStop=Stop" \
  http://localhost/update.htm || \
# fallback to HTTPS
curl -sS -k --fail -e "https://localhost/Main" \
  -c /tmp/unraid.cookies -b /tmp/unraid.cookies \
  --data "startState=STARTED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStop=Stop" \
  https://localhost/update.htm

stat array:

CSRF=$(grep -Po '^csrf_token="\K[^"]+' /var/local/emhttp/var.ini)

curl -sS -k --fail -e "http://localhost/Main" \
  -c /tmp/unraid.cookies -b /tmp/unraid.cookies \
  --data "startState=STOPPED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStart=Start" \
  http://localhost/update.htm || \
curl -sS -k --fail -e "https://localhost/Main" \
  -c /tmp/unraid.cookies -b /tmp/unraid.cookies \
  --data "startState=STOPPED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStart=Start" \
  https://localhost/update.htm

*ASUMES A VALD ARRAY CONFIG!!!

Verify and check:
root@The-Borg:~# grep -E '^(mdState|fsState)=' /var/local/emhttp/var.ini

mdState="STARTED"

fsState="Started"

root@The-Borg:~#

Why these parameters? Because the GUI’s JS adds a hidden cmdStop=Stop input and posts to /update.htm with csrf_token, plus a startState field (STARTED when stopping, STOPPED when starting) and an empty file param. Community-confirmed payloads (worked for others when GETs failed):

Tested on the borg and saw array shuting down per web ui and array start per web ui...

On 10/19/2025 at 11:24 PM, bmartino1 said:

updated command for 7.1.4

https://forums.unraid.net/topic/50490-solved-commands-to-start-and-stop-array/#findComment-1584966

7.1.4 1 line terminal command to stop the array... As if you hit the stop button on the main tab

stop array:

CSRF=$(grep -Po '^csrf_token="\K[^"]+' /var/local/emhttp/var.ini)
# try HTTP first
curl -sS -k --fail -e "http://localhost/Main" \
  -c /tmp/unraid.cookies -b /tmp/unraid.cookies \
  --data "startState=STARTED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStop=Stop" \
  http://localhost/update.htm || \
# fallback to HTTPS
curl -sS -k --fail -e "https://localhost/Main" \
  -c /tmp/unraid.cookies -b /tmp/unraid.cookies \
  --data "startState=STARTED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStop=Stop" \
  https://localhost/update.htm

stat array:

CSRF=$(grep -Po '^csrf_token="\K[^"]+' /var/local/emhttp/var.ini)

curl -sS -k --fail -e "http://localhost/Main" \
  -c /tmp/unraid.cookies -b /tmp/unraid.cookies \
  --data "startState=STOPPED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStart=Start" \
  http://localhost/update.htm || \
curl -sS -k --fail -e "https://localhost/Main" \
  -c /tmp/unraid.cookies -b /tmp/unraid.cookies \
  --data "startState=STOPPED&file=&csrf_token=${CSRF}&cmdStart=Start" \
  https://localhost/update.htm

*ASUMES A VALD ARRAY CONFIG!!!

Verify and check:
root@The-Borg:~# grep -E '^(mdState|fsState)=' /var/local/emhttp/var.ini

mdState="STARTED"

fsState="Started"

root@The-Borg:~#

Why these parameters? Because the GUI’s JS adds a hidden cmdStop=Stop input and posts to /update.htm with csrf_token, plus a startState field (STARTED when stopping, STOPPED when starting) and an empty file param. Community-confirmed payloads (worked for others when GETs failed):

Tested on the borg and saw array shuting down per web ui and array start per web ui...

If using user script, we can't use just for 7.2.4 or 7.3betaX?

emcmd cmdStart=Start