cygrunsrv points to incorrect path

[Max Bowsher]

Malghan, Ravi wrote:
> Hi: I am trying to run Apache as a service
>  cygrunsrv.exe -I "CYGWIN apache" -p /usr/sbin/httpd.exe -t manual
> 
> But when I go to Services and look at the properties of this service,
> under "Path to executable" it says
> C:\cygwin\bin\cygrunsrv. Shouldn't this says
> C:\cygwin\usr\sbin\httpd.exe ? 

No. It is correct.

> As a result I get "Could not start the CYGWIN apache service on Local
> Computer"

Not as a result.

> Am I using the cygrunsrv incorrectly?

Yes, but apache may need some switches to run as a service.

Max.


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