Hi Ullst, Thanks for your mail.
The service is run-in under the administrator account with full privileges. You are right that the default Windows service path only lays out the path to the 4D Server app and the structure files, NOT the data files that is sitting on a separate repository. Is there any way to modify the path in a Windows Service as such? Regards, Ronnie Tarawerkz > On 16 Oct 2019, at 3:07 PM, Uist Macdonald <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The user that the service is running under must have network access > privileges. It is unlikely the default will have these privileges, so cannot > see your data files. > > Uist > > > -- > > Ceres Computer Consultants Ltd > > Registered Office: > South Scotstarvit > Chance Inn > Cupar > Fife KY15 5QJ > > +44 (0) 1334 828002 > > Registered in Scotland : SC107838 > > An ISO 9001 registered company. > >> On 16 Oct 2019, at 06:24, Tarawerkz via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I have a 4Dv17 application that the client’s IT decided has to run on >> Windows Service (under Windows Server 2012r2). >> That is fine till a new requirement surfaced. >> >> They wanted the 4D data files to be stored on separate repository, away from >> the 4D Server application and the 4D structure files, ie. the .4DD, .4DR and >> the log file will be stored on a drive (with a different IP address) away >> from the .4DB and .RSR files and the 4D Server application. >> >> This works fine when the 4Dv17 Server is run directly as an application. >> However the service fails because apparently the service is unable to locate >> the data files on the separate server when the service starts. >> The service will start and quit. Windows Event Log indicated an error to >> the effect that the database cannot be opened. >> >> Is there any solution for this? >> >> Regards, >> Ronnie >> >> ********************************************************************** >> 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] **********************************************************************
