Hi Andre,
that it is allowed to use any character, I want to use in windows,
I know. Quoting the command and/or the service name doesn't help.
But at least it seem's that it is nowhere described what a valid
service name is for tomcat. So I will find out by trail and error.
Thanks,
Arno
> > Hi all,
> >
> > if I confiure an instance of tomcat as a windows service, I have to
> > give this instance a unique name (tomcat6 //IS//servicename
> {params ...}).
> > What signs are at least allowed in this name? It seems that
> dashes and
> > under- scores are not allowed. What delimiter are possible
> to make the name readable.
> >
> > Background: I want to automate the creation of this services with
> > context dep- ending information and have to configure more than one
> > instance of a tomcat service.
> >
> There are possiby 2 parts to this.
>
> Part 1 : what Windows itself will accept as a Service name.
>
> The only clear info on that subject which I could find
> quickly is here :
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682450%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
> which seems to exclude just "/" and "\".
>
> Part 2 : what the Windows command interpreter shell (cmd)
> does with your command line
>
> tomcat6 //IS//servicename {params ...}
>
> Have you tried putting "servicename" between quotes ?
>
> In a different context, I remember finding out that Netbios
> "system names" or "share names" do not admit "-" signs in
> them for instance (and maybe also not "_").
> Maybe since a Service name may be used in Netbios sometimes,
> the same rules apply ?
> (just guessing).
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