windows service console disappeared when the SRVANY.exe in installed in Win2003

J

JPractitioner

Hi All,

I have a windows service (which is using srvany.exe to *turn on* the
..exe i programmed). I set the "Allow service to interact with desktop"
flag on. When i run the service in windows XP, I can see the black and
white (dos) console as meant to be.

However...

the service is meant to run on a production server (os: windows 2003).
The service run successfully on that machine in terms of functionality.
However, I could not see the black and white console anymore :(

Is there any way i can configure the windows2003 on the production
server to address this issue?

In short, i just need to see the console on the production server (win
2003).

Thanks in advance.
 
D

Dave Patrick

You'll probably need to be logged on with the same credentials as the
service starts up with.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| Hi All,
|
| I have a windows service (which is using srvany.exe to *turn on* the
| .exe i programmed). I set the "Allow service to interact with desktop"
| flag on. When i run the service in windows XP, I can see the black and
| white (dos) console as meant to be.
|
| However...
|
| the service is meant to run on a production server (os: windows 2003).
| The service run successfully on that machine in terms of functionality.
| However, I could not see the black and white console anymore :(
|
| Is there any way i can configure the windows2003 on the production
| server to address this issue?
|
| In short, i just need to see the console on the production server (win
| 2003).
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
 
J

JPractitioner

Hi Dave,
Thanks for the reply.

When i installed the service, i was loging on as administrator. The
service was set to run on Local System Account (at the log on tab of
the service property, Log on - Local System Account, and then i
checked-on the interact with desktop checkbox). After applying that,
and restarting the service, the console still not appeared. I even
restarted the server and tried to log on again as Administrator but
still no difference.

Then i treid to set the service with Administrator as the specified
credential. I did this by, clicking at the log on tab of the service
property, Log on - clicked-on This Account radio button, with "the
interact with desktop checkbox" checked-on and by the way I log on as
Administrator, and specified the service is to be used with
Administrator's log on credential. Still not making the difference.

I know, it sounds weird.. doesnt make any sense because, the same thing
work on my windows xp. Is there any compatibility issuse that can be
targeted?

Thanks anyway, dave.. i do appreciate.
 
D

Dave Patrick

Kind of hard to say what to expect from an app that's forced to run as a
service. Did it ever run as an application?

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| Hi Dave,
| Thanks for the reply.
|
| When i installed the service, i was loging on as administrator. The
| service was set to run on Local System Account (at the log on tab of
| the service property, Log on - Local System Account, and then i
| checked-on the interact with desktop checkbox). After applying that,
| and restarting the service, the console still not appeared. I even
| restarted the server and tried to log on again as Administrator but
| still no difference.
|
| Then i treid to set the service with Administrator as the specified
| credential. I did this by, clicking at the log on tab of the service
| property, Log on - clicked-on This Account radio button, with "the
| interact with desktop checkbox" checked-on and by the way I log on as
| Administrator, and specified the service is to be used with
| Administrator's log on credential. Still not making the difference.
|
| I know, it sounds weird.. doesnt make any sense because, the same thing
| work on my windows xp. Is there any compatibility issuse that can be
| targeted?
|
| Thanks anyway, dave.. i do appreciate.
 
J

JPractitioner

Yes Patrick,
It is running perfectly as an app. Even on the server, the app (.exe)
is running perfectly. Even as a service it is running perfectly (on the
server). Its just that as a service, the catch is.. no display.
Regardless of what happened in the server, the service is 100% OK on my
pc.

Actually the app is a java application, to meet high availability
requirement, I got to have it as a service.

I will try to do it on a windows 2000 machine later.

Thanks.
 
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Hi
I got the same problem (though my application is not java but rather c#).
Maybe now, 5 years later than the OP, someone has might know more of this?:drool:

Thanks.
 

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