[Opensim-users] OpenSim and Windows 2008 RC

[Fleep Tuque]

Hi Joshua,

I've tried running opensim as a windows service following the instructions
at
http://tmurlikiewicz.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29:how-to-run-opensi
to no success.

Invariably when I try to start the service I get the error message "Error
1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a
timely fashion."

Finding some alternative methods to run applications as a windows service
from
http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/83272-how-to-run-a-program-as-a-service/ ,
I also tried the Launcher Service (option 3),  but I couldn't figure out a
way to get the configuration to accept a parameter - i.e. it would accept
c:\opensim\bin\robust.exe as an executable, but no way to add the "
-inifile=Robust.HG.ini" parameter (error was something about illegal
characters in the config file).

I did get the Launcher Service to start up opensim.32bitlaunch.exe, but the
console appears on the Windows "interactive desktop" and if you close that
window I never did figure out how to get back to it.

After much futzing and trying different permutations, I've given up on
running robust and opensim as a Windows service for now.  Which is kind of
inconvenient since I can't figure out a way to share access with another
sysadmin without giving them access to the windows account where the
application is running - a total violation of our campus security policies.
 :(

- Chris/Fleep

Chris M. Collins (SL/OS: Fleep Tuque)
Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments Research (UCSIM)
UCIT Instructional & Research Computing
University of Cincinnati
406A Zimmer Hall
315 College Drive
PO BOX 210088
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0088
chris.collins at uc.edu
(513) 556-3018

http://ucsim.uc.edu


On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Joshua Rubeck <jrubeck1989 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We recently purchased a new core server for our grid and decided to give
> Windows 2008 RC a try. We haven't set anything up yet we were wanting to
> get the best info so far. We have seen some pretty good reviews from people
> who ran Win 08 RC but I was wondering if you all could help us out with
> some issues:
>
> 1) Is there a windows Alternative to Monit that will restart an OpenSim
> Instance if it goes down? ( I think Watchdog might but I am not sure)
> 2) What ways is used to get OpenSim to run as a windows service so when we
> close out of the GUI it is still running? And can this be done if the
> remote desktop has multiple accounts?
> 3) What antivirus software (free or at least a decent price) would you
> guys recommend to help keep the server safe?
>
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