try "installing" the service with complete requirements like perl dirmon.pl -install -d <dir to monitor> -l <file path where to log>
Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My apologies if this ends up posted multiple times, but I > suspect the first attempt failed... > > Ive been having a battle getting a simple perl script to > start as a Win32 service (using Win32::Daemon) on XP. In > frustration Ive reverted to the DIRMON script from David > Roths website, which is touted as the example, and Im > having exactly the same problems with that. Methinks the > problem is with me, and a lack of something in the Win32 > knowledge department (my background is primarily VMS & > Unix) hopefully someone can point me in the right > direction. > > I have no problems installing the DIRMON script via a > simple > > perl DIRMON.pl install > > Ive done this without any account or other parameters, > but from looking at the installed service, it seems to add > sensible defaults. If I now try and start this through the > SCM, it immediately returns with > > Could not start the directory monitoring service on the > local computer > Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or > control request in a timely fashion > > Thinking that this could be a privilege issue with running > outside an account context, Ive tried to start this with > an account and password > > perl DIRMON.pl install user xxx pass xxx > > I actually set up an account called xxx with the same > password, so this is literally what was entered. This > returns with; > > Failed to add the Directory Monitoring Service. > Error: The account name is invalid or does not exist, or > the password is invalid for the account name specified > > Ive then tried installing this as a system service, then > manually adding the account and password to the logon > details in the services console, and starting this again. > This still returns with the 1053 error above. > > I have found the SCM events logged for the startup > failures, and these are all of the form > > Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the Directory > Monitoring Service service to connect. > > This implies that the SCM waited for 30 seconds for > something to happen, but in all cases I have seen the > failure was reported immediately the start request was > made > > What am I missing??? How do you debug problems at the > service level? > > Thanks for any help or pointers > > Andrew > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-Users mailing list > Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs -- +-- Michael Meltzer -------------+-----------------------------------------+ | AED-SICAD Aktiengesellschaft | EMail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Lilienthal-Str. 7 | Phone : +49-89-45026-108 | | 85579 Neubiberg | Fax : +49-89-45026-113 | +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
