Hi Joshua,<div><br></div><div>I've tried running opensim as a windows service following the instructions at
<a href="http://tmurlikiewicz.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29:how-to-run-opensi" target="_blank">http://tmurlikiewicz.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29:how-to-run-opensi</a> to no success.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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." </div><div><br></div><div>Finding some alternative methods to run applications as a windows service from
<a href="http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/83272-how-to-run-a-program-as-a-service/">http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/83272-how-to-run-a-program-as-a-service/</a> , 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). </div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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. :(</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Chris/Fleep</div><div><br></div><div>Chris M. Collins (SL/OS: Fleep Tuque)</div><div>Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments Research (UCSIM)</div><div>UCIT Instructional & Research Computing</div>
<div>University of Cincinnati</div><div>406A Zimmer Hall</div><div>315 College Drive</div><div>PO BOX 210088</div><div>Cincinnati, OH 45221-0088</div><div><a href="mailto:chris.collins@uc.edu">chris.collins@uc.edu</a></div>
<div>(513) 556-3018</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://ucsim.uc.edu">http://ucsim.uc.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Joshua Rubeck <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jrubeck1989@gmail.com" target="_blank">jrubeck1989@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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:<br>
<br>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)<br>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?<br>
3) What antivirus software (free or at least a decent price) would you guys recommend to help keep the server safe?<br>
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