Jack, Have you tried running dsmserv in the foreground?
Just open a command prompt and navigate the the directory with the dsmserv executable, then just run it. This way, you can see what errors are causing the server to stop. [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Coats, Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 01/17/2005 08:21 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Server Down I have an old 4.2.3.1 TSM server on Windows 2000 It stopped running this morning/last night. There is nothing in the event logs. I try to start the server service, and it runs for a few minutes, then goes away. How can I turn on event logging? Does anyone have a URL to the Windows TSM Admin guide for 4.2? TIA ... Jack "Desparation"