I looked in the apache bug database and found bug #29096 that refers to this problem. It is in the "RESOLVED-INVALID" state however, and claims that windows services are not supposed to allow dashes in their names.
I don't think that's correct, and have found some references on the web that state otherwise. Dashes were allowed under tomcat-5.0.16, but now they are not under tomcat-5.0.27. Windows (2003) allows it, but for some reason tomcat no longer does. > Hi, > The dash in service name is a known issue and there's a bugzilla item > for it. The --Startup auto I'm not sure is a known issue. > > Yoav Shapira > Millennium Research Informatics > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Steve McWilliams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:10 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: tomcat service installation problems >> >>Hello, >> >>We had been using tomcat 5.0.16 previously, and were able to > successfully >>deploy it as a windows service (within an InstallShield sequence) using >> the "tomcat.exe //IS//" syntax. We recently upgraded to tomcat 5.0.27 >> however (which seems to use a later version of commons-daemon) and are >> encountering the following service installation problems: >> >>* dash or underscore in service name causes service installation to > fail >>* "--Startup auto" parameter is ignored (ends up as manual instead) >> >>There were other changes I had to make to the service installation >> parameters to migrate from 5.0.16 to 5.0.27 as well (java parameters), >> however these two issues remain. >> >>Any suggestions are welcome. >> >>Steve McWilliams >>Software Engineer >>Emprisa Networks >>703-691-0433x21 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>The information contained in this communication is intended only for > the >>use >>of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged, > confidential >>and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this >> communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that >>any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication, or > any of >>its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >>communication in error, please resend this communication to the sender > and >>delete the original communication and any copy of it from your computer >> system. Thank you. >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For >> additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To > unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve McWilliams Software Engineer Emprisa Networks 703-691-0433x21 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please resend this communication to the sender and delete the original communication and any copy of it from your computer system. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
