FW: Invoker question

Robert Collins robert.collins@itdomain.com.au
Thu Apr 26 22:51:00 GMT 2001


oops - forgot the list.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Collins 
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 3:43 PM
> To: 'Michael Erdely'
> Subject: RE: Invoker question
> 
> 
> Apps that run as services should not exit() the process 
> started by the service manager. Whether this is as a native 
> service, or vi srvany/invoker etc.
> 
> So sshd -D is the correct way, as is squid -D.
> 
> If this isn't done, the service manager will think the 
> process has quit, and will show as stopped.
> 
> (The application may still work... but that's another story).
> 
> Rob
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Erdely [ mailto:cygwin@cygwin.com ]
> > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 3:19 PM
> > To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > Subject: RE: Invoker question
> > 
> > 
> > Karl,
> >   I have never, with srvany or firedaemon, ever needed the 
> > "-D" option.
> > If you read the web page on invoker from the authors, Win2k 
> > is untested.
> > I attempted to set up sshd with invoker just as I have with 
> srvany and
> > firedaemon and got the same error you were.  Honestly, I 
> think it's a
> > Win2k compatibility issue because, even with the Win2k 
> Service errors,
> > invoker DOES kick off sshd.  I can connect, but Win2k sees 
> the service
> > as stopped.
> > 
> > -ME
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
> > [ mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com ] On Behalf Of Karl M
> > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 8:12 PM
> > To: karlm30@hotmail.com; cygwin@cygwin.com
> > Subject: Re: Invoker question
> > 
> > 
> > Hi All...
> > 
> > I will now answer my own question.
> > 
> > sshd wants (I could hear it talk to me) the -D option to be provided
> > when 
> > run as a service (SrvAny, Invoker, ...) on WinNT/Win2000. The 
> > -D option 
> > prevents sshd from forking and detaching (which is a good 
> thing in the
> > *nix 
> > world). Instead, the process stays under the control of the service
> > wrapper 
> > (SrvAny, Invoker, ...), so it can be stopped and started at will.
> > 
> > I have tested this with SrvAny. I believe it will resolve the 
> > problem I
> > had 
> > with Invoker as well. I will check it tomorrow.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > ...Karl
> > 
> > >From: "Karl M" <karlm30@hotmail.com>
> > >To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > >Subject: Invoker question
> > >Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:33:22 -0800
> > >
> > >Hi All...
> > >
> > >I'm using Invoker to install sshd as a service on a win2k box.
> > >
> > >I set it up to automatically start sshd when the machine boots up.
> > >
> > >It works fine, except that it shows the service as stopped 
> > even though 
> > >it
> > >is
> > >started and so it won't let you stop the service. 
> Attempting to start
> > the
> > >service again results in the Overlapped I/O error message 
> that I have
> > seen
> > >mentioned in this mailing list.
> > >
> > >Is this an inherent limitation of invoker (with win2k?) or 
> > do I need to
> > 
> > >set things up differently?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >...Karl 
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