The presence of the /opt/WCG/config/internal/no_cop file acts as an administrative control that instructs the content_cop process to exit immediately without starting content_manager or performing any health checks. The no_cop file prevents the proxy from starting automatically when it has been stopped with the ./WCGAdmin stop command.

Without such a static control, Content Gateway would restart automatically upon system reboot. The no_cop control keeps Content Gateway off until it is restarted with the ./WCGAdmin start command.

When the no_cop file prevents Content Gateway from starting, the following message is recorded in the system log file: