I have found it is always better to Install program and data on a second drive. I do not run as a service but had many update problems and running problems when on c drive
Regards Chuck Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2019, at 2:24 PM, Ken Kuehn via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > I use Inno Setup to create Windows installers for our 4D client and 4D server > applications, the default install path for the server application is > C:\Program Files. I normally set the data folder at the root of the C drive. > However, the application that I support is installed at approximately 500 > customer sites with various Windows and Mac operating system configurations, > so I don’t always have access to or control over the environment where our 4D > application is installed. For Windows Servers we still occasionally see > 2008r2, but mainly 2012 or 2016 Standard, and I am now getting customers > asking about support of 2019 Server. > > In a handful of situations with previous 4D versions I’ve seen instances > where I needed to specify a logon account (either domain or local admin) to > get 4D Server to stay running as a Windows service, but since the release of > 4D v16 (we’re currently using 16.4) I have had to setup the service with s > logon account so that the service starts and stays running. If I just select > the radio button for local system account and start the service, the status > will change to running, but as soon as I refresh the services window it shows > the service is not running. Also, checking the box for allow service to > interact with desktop does not work. It will show the service is running, > but it’s not accessible from any 4D Client, local on the same machine or from > any other workstation on the same local area network. > > In the past week I have run into 2 instances where I have upgraded from a > previous version of our 4D application running on v13.6 or 15.4 to the 16.4 > version of our application. The service ran without issue using the local > system account option for both of those previous 4D versions, but now under > 4D v16 the application will not run as a service. I’ve tried the local system > account option, I've tried specifying a local admin account and also a domain > admin account. In all instances the server will show it’s running, but as > soon as I refresh the services window it shows the service is not running. > For the time being I have both 4D server instances running as an application > under a local admin account until I can figure something out. > > I’m open to any suggestions. > > Thanks, > > Ken Kuehn > IT Support Manager > Label Traxx <http://www.labeltraxx.com/> > > Phone: 414-774-9997 > Fax: 414-774-9986 > > Need a quick answer? Email: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > >> On Feb 28, 2019, at 3:03 AM, Paul Dennis via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> What is the file path to the location where you have the exe and data >> installed. You can only use c:\\program files for the exe not the data. For >> that use c:\\program data or as mentioned install under a user account. In >> which case it runs from c:\users\username etc. >> Paul >> >> >> >> -- >> Sent from: http://4d.1045681.n5.nabble.com/4D-Tech-f1376241.html >> ********************************************************************** >> 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) >> Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html >> Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech >> Unsub: mailto:[email protected] >> ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
