Ronnie, Please see the message "SOLVED: Can't run as a service on Windows 2016 (or later)" - the info might be helpful to you. I realise you're on 2012, not 2016, but I suspect the same issue may apply. HTH
Pat On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 at 09:03, Tarawerkz via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > ********************************************************************** -- ************************************************* CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 w: http://www.catbase.com skype: pat.bensky ************************************************* ********************************************************************** 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] **********************************************************************
