Hi Jim & Paul, This is my finding after testing over the weekend with Windows Server 2012 and 4Dv15.5.
Running a v15 app with 4Dv15.5 (64bit) as a Windows service does NOT work. Running the same app with 4Dv15.5 (32bit) as a Windows DOES work. In the latter scenario, the database name appears in the Available tab on the client software and we are able to log in and use the app as per normal. I do not understand why it does not work with the 64-bit version. But my next question would be, what do we give up by not using the 64-bit version of 4Dv15.5? Regards, Ronnie > On 7 Sep 2018, at 7:59 PM, Jim Hays <jgha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just to be clear, these are our steps. It may or may not be helpful in your > case. > > When we set up a built 4D server, we usually are logged in to the machine > with an Administrator level account. > Then we launch our built EXE by running As Administrator. (I think we have > to do this). > Once it is launched, we register the service using the 4D menu item. > > On two Win 2012 servers, we had to change the login account for the service > to a different user. > We were told that the "localsystem" account does not normally support network > services. > In most cases we just leave it as localsystem and it works fine. > > > Separately, Paul may be on the right track. Maybe the service launches, but > 4D is stopped when looking for the 4DC, or the data file, or something else > on startup. > > Consider looking at the 4D Folder where the Plugins are cached. It is > different (I think) when running as a service or running double-clicked. At > least we always see the that cache being rebuilt if we connect from a 4D > remote first one way, then the other. > Maybe 4D can't write to the 4D folder location when running as a service. > > Jim > > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 11:32 PM Ronnie Teo <ron...@tarawerkz.com > <mailto:ron...@tarawerkz.com>> wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I’m testing both under the same account. > Double-clicking works while running under Service does not. > > FWIW, under the same account, running under service and direct app works for > v13 apps. > > > Regards, > Ronnie > >> On 7 Sep 2018, at 3:00 AM, 4d_tech-requ...@lists.4d.com >> <mailto:4d_tech-requ...@lists.4d.com> wrote: >> >> From: Jim Hays <jgha...@gmail.com <mailto:jgha...@gmail.com>> >> To: 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com <mailto:4d_tech@lists.4d.com>> >> Subject: Re: 4Dv15 applications as a Service in Windows Server 2012 >> >> Could it be that the account that the service is running under doesn't have >> network privileges? >> Try setting the service to run under the Administrator account or the one >> that works when you double-click the server exe. >> >> Jim > ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
